SIGHTSEEING
Bidwell Park One-Mile is the perfect place to spend your holiday in Chico. This recreation area is known as the jewel of Chico. It's also the most popular park in the city. Famous for its swimming creek, this park also offers a playground, athletic field, and a comfortable picnic space. If you’re looking for a place where you can have the most fun with the locals while being absorbed in Chico’s nature, then Bidwell Park One-Mile is the answer.
Bidwell Park One-Mile
DOWNTOWN
Downtown Chico is a very entertaining spot for you to spend your leisure time. The atmosphere of this place will make you feel at home. Things you’ll find are more than 70 restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, bar and night clubs, shopping spots, hotels, and attractions. Downtown Chico Business Association will be a perfect start to see what downtown Chico has to offer. This non-profit organization has fun activities to offer, such as Thursday Night Market and great local events. This is a great way to get closer to the local people.
Downtown Chico Business Association
SHOPPING
Located in the downtown area, Thursday Night Market is a fun way to shop local things. This local market is the popular one in the city. It has great crowds with an intimate atmosphere. You can find many local things here. Whether it’s clothes, henna/tattoo service, flower, fruits, vegetables, plantations, and so many other things. Thursday Night Market is open every day from 6 AM to 9 PM. After buying traditional stuff, get yourself some modern and brandy stuff at Chico’s favorite mall, Chico Mall. Standing in its modern style, this low-key shopping mall is housing familiar national retail chains. You will find local to international brandy clothes, bags, shoes, accessories, and many more. Check out the food courts to taste some typical foods of Chico.
Thursday Night Market
Chico Mall
FOOD & DRINK
Clearly, steak is the most popular dish in Chico. Many eateries even specialize steak in their menus. Italian and Asian dishes are also quite popular in Chico. For the drink, beer and alcohol have to be the most popular drinks in Chico. You can easily find these drinks in nearby bars or nightclubs.
CULTURE
Chico is the cultural, economic, and educational center of the northern Sacramento Valley. It’s famously known as home to both California State University, Chico, and Bidwell Park. While you're here, you will find out that the people of Chico speak English.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
The warmest weather in Chico happens in July, August, and then June. July would be one particular month where the weather is warm and comfortable. So you can consider July as the best time to travel to Chico.
HOTEL
Travel becomes easy and breezy when you plan your stay at the Courtyard by Marriott Chico. Located in Northern California, this hotel offers easy access to popular attractions including the downtown area. After a hectic day of exploring, unwind and sit back at their restaurant, The Bistro. Enjoy breakfast or dinner and find the perfect drink. The coziness and the helpful equipment of the rooms will spoil your bedtime. Rise and shine in the morning by doing workout at the indoor pool featuring comfortable lounge chairs and soft towels. Oxford Suites Chico is another good hotel for your stay. This hotel is well-equipped to handle your business or leisure travel needs. This hotel is only 15-minute walk from the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and an 8-minute drive from California State University at Chico. The suites have a traditional touch, making your stay more special. An outdoor pool and a hot tub are ready to make your body relax. Be sure to work out at their exercise room to stay healthy during and after vacation.
Courtyard by Marriott Chico
Oxford Suites Chico
RESTAURANT
Located in the picturesque downtown Chico, 5th Street Steakhouse is a perfect spot to enjoy Chico’s taste. Since 2000, this restaurant has prided itself on providing the best quality cuisine in the city. The satisfaction of the customers is their priority. Check out their main courses Maine Lobster and Stuffed Chicken Breast. A wine list and full bar is another enjoyment. Don’t forget to come to one of the best American restaurants in Chico, Madison Bear Garden. This restaurant/bar has been popularly known in the downtown of Chico as the best place for food, drinks, and the people. The music and the whole atmosphere will be added as your best entertainments. To avoid the crowds, come on a late Thursday and you’re assured to have one of the most memorable nights in the city.
5th Street Steakhouse
Madison Bear Garden
CAFE
Start your day with freshness and local ingredients from Tin Roof Bakery & Cafe. This cafe comes to you with fresh and local ingredients shown in their delicious foods and drinks. From breakfast pastries, artisan breads, decadent dessert, to handcrafted sandwiches, soups, and salads, they welcome guests with the best service ever. Try another cool cafe called Beatniks - Coffee House & Breakfast Joint. This breakfast cafe is offering cooked and cold options served with a range of espresso-based drinks. Taste their Egg Benedict while surrounded by a nice atmosphere of the room.
Tin Roof Bakery and Cafe
Beatniks | Coffee House & Breakfast Joint
BAR AND NIGHTLIFE
Come as you are and drink as you like at Duffy’s Tavern bar. This open-armed bar is welcoming you with the best greetings. This cocktail bar is the best place to let you enjoy your leisure time to the fullest without worrying what people think about you. Dance and party hard while enjoying great cocktail and great atmosphere. With reasonable prices and great service, Duffy’s Tavern is good choice to spend the night in the city. Make sure to come to The Beach. The Beach is a high-energy dance club featuring guest DJs, alcoholic slushies, and two attached bars. Your night is guaranteed to be the best in this club. The fantastic atmosphere of it will make you blend in into the crowd and dance your heart out. Friendly taff and reasonably prices will leave you a good impression.
Duffy’s Tavern
The Beach
INTERESTING PLACE
You must pay a visit to Upper Birdwell Park. This park is a municipal park located in Chico, California. The size of this park is 3,670 acres, nearly 11 miles in length. It's the third-largest municipal park in California, the second-largest urban park and the largest city park in the United States. Are you a yo-yo lover? Or do you happen to know somebody who loves yo-yo? Well, in Chico, yo-yo has a national museum that’s called the National Yo-Yo Museum. The museum has the largest public displays of trophies, photos, and yo-yos from the 1920s. It’s located inside the retail store Bird in Hand, 320 Broadway Street, in downtown Chico. You don’t have to pay to enter this museum, it’s free! The museum has a 256-pound wooden yo-yo, which is famously known as World’s Biggest Working Wooden Yo-Yo. As Chico is famously known for the Bidwell family, you have to pay a visit to Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park too. This place was known as the home of General John Bidwell and Annie Bidwell from late 1869 until 1900. This museum and park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Discover the backbone of Chico by coming to this mansion!
Upper Bidwell Park
National Yo-Yo Museum
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park
INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOT
Park will never go wrong for good pictures. Come to DeGarmo Park to create simply beautiful pictures for your Instagram feed. It offers big softball fields, soccer fields, monkey bars, a walking trail, and a nice dog park with a spacious parking area. To relax yourself, they have a covered area with tables and chairs. Another beautiful park you need to visit is Five Mile Recreation Area. It’s a natural setting with picnic tables, grills, and a nearby creek with stair access for swimming. This stunning park is a good spot to create memorable shots. Your Instagram followers will love the combination of the peaceful lake with the surrounding of trees of this park. So, get ready and challenge yourself to explore new angles with your camera!
DeGarmo Park
Five Mile Recreation Area
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