Delta Ruin

Issue #149 - The Delta: Where California Rivers Meet

Heading south from Sacramento, you can follow city streets and go east on J Street to Freeport Blvd then head south to Freeport. In Freeport, you will find the bridge over the Sacramento River when you reach the golf course. Heading south on the other side of the Sacramento River, you will find no towns and few services. You will cross a few bridges over rivers and sloughs flowing into the Sacramento.

​Across the Sacramento River from the town of Courtland is an abandoned mansion sitting halfway up the levee and partially hidden by weeds and wild roses. The pillars are rotting away from the porch and all of the windows are boarded up. A weathered coat of white paint is peeling. Relics like this are not a common sight in California. Park your car on the wide shoulder, just south of the ruin, and find the best spot for your tripod.