River Bend Park (formerly Goethe) 


This popular small but varied Sacramento County park on the banks of the American River has a new name: River Bend Park. Sacramento County Supervisors approved the new name on May 27, 2008. They had voted in January to change it because its former namesake, C.M. Goethe (pronounced Gate-E not Go-the) was not only a philanthropist, but a proponent of a very creepy theory known as eugenics. 

Meets at this park usually feature white, yellow and orange courses as the park is too small for any advanced courses.

The park has plenty of trails, many shaded by beautiful oak trees, for bicycles, hikers and horses and the plentiful wildlife includes deer, rabbits, lizards, wild turkey, waterfowl, and occasional coyote and rattlesnakes. It has a small amount of poison oak. The scenery along the river and elsewhere in this park makes for a very pleasant meet.

Directions: Take Highway 50 east of Sacramento about six miles to Bradshaw. Go north to Folsom Boulevard and go east or right about a mile and a half to Rod Beaudry Dr. Go left into the park. There are lots of signs for the park and there is a park entrance fee.

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