• Drive time: ~2 hours
• Est. population: 21,000 in South Lake Tahoe
• Avg. high in April: 50°

🥾Things to do

🍽️ Fuel up

🏕️ Cozy campsites + cabins

1. 1-3 hours
2. 4-6 hours
3. 6+ hours
4. None, I prefer to fly

• Blues & Bourbon | Wednesday, Mar. 29 | 5:30 p.m. | Harlow’s, 2708 J St., Sacramento | $18 | Have a drink and listen to the sounds of Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88s.
• Shonna McDaniels, The Black Woman Experience | Wednesday, Mar. 29-Friday, Mar. 31 | 5:30-8 p.m. | YoloArts’ Gallery 625, 625 Court St., Woodland | Free | Peruse this solo exhibit from the executive director of Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum.
• Chad and JT | Wednesday, Mar. 29 | 8 p.m. | Punch Line, 2100 Arden Way, Ste. 225, Sacramento | $25 | The comic duo brings their “All Natty Tour” to the River City’s legendary venue.

• Spring Sk8 Jam | Thursday, March 30-Sunday, April 2 | 6 p.m.-12 a.m. | Sunrise Rollerland, 6001 Sunrise Vista Dr., Citrus Heights | $16-$25 | Roll your way over to this adult dance party on wheels.

• An Evening With Black Flag | Friday, Mar. 31 | 7 p.m. | Ace Of Spades, 1417 R St., Sacramento | $27.50-$47 | Start your weekend off with this rock group whose career spans nearly 50 years.

• 52º | Rain | 88% chance of rain

• Sac’s Office of Youth Development awarded 15 nonprofits with grants from the city’s Youth-Serving Organizational Resiliency Fund. Recipients will receive up to $35,000 in “supports and services” for providing assistance to community members aged 24 and under. (Sacramento City Express)

• Caltrans is asking drivers on Highway 50 to slow down as the department ramps up work on the W-X freeway in Downtown Sac. The construction — which is part of the Fix50 project — will add carpool lanes to both directions of the roadway. (FOX40)

• Kaiser Permanente broke ground on the $298 million tower addition to its Roseville hospital. The project will add 130+ in-patient beds and a new emergency department upon its completion, which is estimated to be as soon as 2027. (Sac Biz Journal)

• Check out the clear view of Sacramento from the International Space Station. Luckily, the ISS made its way past our region Monday night just in time to snap these photos before the latest round of wet weather. (FOX40)

• After opening its first location in Roseville in 2019, local coffee chain World Traveler Coffee Roasters is looking to expand into The Marketplace in Granite Bay. Another location in DOCO is expected to open later this year. (Sac Biz Journal)

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• The most polished organizational item in your kitchen: the Fellow Atmos Coffee Canister, which not only looks great but keeps coffee fresh by sucking oxygen out of the jar. Pro tip: You can use it to store any snack and it will stay fresh longer.

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