Rio Vista, CA

Trilogy at Rio Vista is a luxurious 55+ community just an hour from both San Francisco and Sacramento. This Northern California active adult community features a nationally acclaimed 18-hole golf course and two clubhouses. Since grand opening in 1996, this Shea Homes community has become a sought after retirement destination for residents from across the country.

Amenities within this gated community include two clubhouses. The first is the original clubhouse with 7,000 square feet of amenities. The Delta Club offers fitness areas, game rooms and an outdoor swimming pool. The Vista Clubhouse is a newer facility with 27,000 square feet of amenities. It features a spacious fitness center with the latest weight training and cardiovascular equipment as well as personal trainers to help keep you motivated and a complete line-up of fitness classes. There is also a heated, Olympic-size indoor swimming pool and an indoor walking track. Other features of the Vista Clubhouse include rooms for cards and games, billiards, relaxing sitting areas, a Cyber Café, a learning center and a grand ballroom.

Outdoor amenities at Trilogy Rio Vista include an outdoor swimming pool, two professional tennis facilities and an 18-hole championship golf course. The Ted Robinson Sr. golf course features challenging play with numerous water features and tricky fairways. It’s an exciting course for players of all levels.

The location of this Bay Area active adult community is just thirty miles from Napa Valley and only an hour from San Francisco and Sacramento. There is an abundance of outdoor recreation to enjoy such as sailing, fishing, hiking, golfing and more. Rio Vista and the surrounding Bay areas offer wonderful entertainment, shopping, dining, entertainment and recreation.

Trilogy at Rio Vista is planned for 3,000 homes upon completion. Today interest home buyers can select from new construction or resale homes priced from the high $100’s to the mid $400’s. There are 27 different single-family floor plans to choose from including 9 Shea Homes models available to build as new construction. This community was originally opened by Braddock and Logan and Blackhawk under the name Summerset at Rio Vista. In 1999, Shea Homes acquired the community and renamed it Trilogy at Rio Vista. The majority of the resale homes available are floor plans from the original developer. With so many floor plans to choose from it’s easy to find the perfect home at this expansive California active adult community.

With world-class amenities and finely crafted homes in a prestigious Northern California location it’s easy to see what makes this 55+ community so popular among California retirees. The lifestyle is exciting and there is plenty to keep residents busy every single day. Weekly barbecues with live music and cocktails, special interest clubs and daytrips are just a few of the popular resident activities. A full-time activities director coordinates extended travel trips to exciting destinations such as Mexico and the Caribbean as well as daytrips to Napa Valley and downtown San Francisco. The community Center for Higher Learning is another unique feature offering residents options to continue their education with classes on topics such as world culture, healthy living and local ecology. There are plenty of options to discover new interests in this exciting California 55+ community.

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Trilogy at Rio Vista by Shea Homes offers active adult living at its finest in a fantastic Northern California location. Since opening n 1996, this 55+ community has become a highly sought after retirement destination. Residents enjoy championship golf, luxurious amenities and finely crafted homes priced from the high $100’s to the mid $400’s.

Set in the town of Rio Vista within the greater San Francisco Bay area, Trilogy Rio Vista is planned for 3,000 homes upon completion. The area boasts beautiful scenic surroundings of rolling hills and towering mountains. The area is famous for water recreation such as sailing, fishing and windsurfing as well as hiking, biking, golf and more. It’s the perfect retirement destination for outdoor enthusiasts.

The homes of this elegant California active adult community are available as new construction or resale. The new construction Shea Homes are available in a wide variety of single-family designs sized from just over 1,150 to over 2,500 square feet. All of the homes offer at least two bedrooms, two baths and a two car garage with larger plans including features such as home office spaces, half baths, formal dining rooms, three-car garages and oversized home sites. The majority of the resale homes are available in the 10 floor plans built between 1996 and 2000 by the original community developers, Braddock and Logan as well as Blackhawk.

Aside from a premiere location and a wonderful selection of homes, Trilogy at Rio Vista offers nationally recognized championship golf and two clubhouses. The 18-hole course was designed by Ted Robinson Sr. and features challenging water play, gorgeous views and lush landscaping. It’s an ideal course for golfers of all levels. The first of two clubhouses is known as the Delta Club. This 7,000 square foot facility offers game rooms, fitness areas and an outdoor swimming pool. The second and newest clubhouse is the Vista Clubhouse which features another 27,000 square feet of fun. Here residents enjoy a second fitness center with the latest in cardiovascular and weight-training equipment as well as personal trainers and a complete line-up of exercise classes. There is also a heated, indoor swimming pool, rooms for billiards, cards and games, studios for arts and crafts, relaxing social areas, tennis courts plus an outdoor swimming pool. Residents can grab a coffee at the Cyber Café or a delicious casual meal at the Nines restaurant.

Residents enjoy an exciting social lifestyle with fun community events such as weekly barbecues, live music, seminars, daytrips, parties and more. It’s easy to meet new people and make new friends in this exciting 55+ community. A full-time activities director is on-staff planning a full social calendar. In addition to the numerous special interest clubs, residents also enjoy extended vacation opportunities to exciting destinations such as Mexico and the Caribbean. Aside from the numerous activities available within the community, the surrounding areas offer fabulous attractions as well. San Francisco, Sacramento and Napa Valley are all just minutes from the community and make wonderful destinations for a daytrip or weekend getaway.

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Shea Homes is a popular active adult community builder offering resort-style communities with world-class amenities. Trilogy at Rio Vista in Rio Vista, California is a gated 55+ community located in the San Francisco Bay area of Northern California. Outdoor enthusiasts will feel right at home here thanks to the abundance of outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, boating, sailing, golf and more. The surrounding area boasts stunning scenic vistas, soaring mountains and gently rolling hills. The town of Rio Vista offers a charming small-town feel with unique boutique shops and restaurants. Within an hour or less of this beautiful California active adult community are the popular towns of Napa, San Francisco and Sacramento offering a wealth of tourist attractions, world-class shopping, dining, museums, cultural venues, theaters and more.

Trilogy at Rio Vista offers two clubhouses, an 18-hole golf course and a fabulous on-site restaurant. The first clubhouse is the original Delta Club of 7,000 square feet. This facility features fitness areas, game rooms and a sparkling outdoor swimming pool. The newer clubhouse is the 27,000 square foot Vista clubhouse offering a state-of-the-art fitness center complete with group fitness classes and personal trainer plus a heated, Olympic-size indoor swimming pool. Other community amenities include billiard tables, lounge area with fireplace, Cyber Café, indoor walking track, ballroom, learning center and computer lab. Outdoors the luxury amenities continue with the 18-hole Trilogy Golf Club. This championship course was designed by well-known golf course architect Ted Robinson Sr. and features numerous water features, breathtaking views and challenging play for golfers of all levels. Other outdoor features include tennis courts, outdoor swimming pool and walking paths. Trilogy also has its own community restaurant known as “Nines” serving up casual American cuisine.

A full-time activities director ensures residents always have something on their social calendar. There are weekly events such as barbecues with live music, special events such as extended travel trips and numerous special interest clubs. There is also a higher learning center offering a variety of seminars ranging from world culture to healthy living.

The homes of Trilogy Rio Vista are available as new construction or resale. The community is planned for 3,000 single-family homes upon completion and today, new construction home options are available in thirteen different floor plans plus there are a wide variety of resale options available as well. Sizes range from 1,153 square feet to 2,540 square feet and pricing begins in the high $100’s going up through the mid $400’s.

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Looking for something fun to do with the kids this October?  Take them over to the Western Railroad Museum on Hwy 12 just west of Rio Vista, CA

This is an annual trip my family.  My kids love it.  I think we've gone every year for the last 8 years.  Here's what your in for:

The museum opens at 9:30 on Saturday and Sunday.  Inside the museum there are railroad artifacts, a mock train engineers chair and train controls.  There is a great gift shop with hundreds of book and videos on railroading.

Go outside to the rail yard and see tens of old rail car.  Guests can then hop on an electric rail car and travel for 15 minutes through the beautiful hills of Solono County to an eucalyptus grove where there is one of the largest Hay Mountains I've ever seen.  It's about 2 stories high and filled with tunnels, and areas for the kids to play on and in. 

Other attractions at the grove are:

• Live band
• petting zoo
• pumpkin catapult
• jumpy jump
• Hay ride
• tons of food, and snacks for sale
• other events and games for kids

Here's a link for more information: www.wrm.org