Colfax (California)
Colfax is a town in Placer County, California.
Understand
Get in
By train
Amtrak's California Zephyr stops at 🌍 Colfax station once per day each direction, on its way between Chicago and the Bay Area, with stops in between including Sacramento, Truckee, Reno, and Denver. The train is scheduled to stop in Colfax at 12:50pm going west and 11:49am going east, but delays are common.
Amtrak also provides a connecting bus (Route 20) to reach Colfax from the San Joaquins train (Stockton, Merced, Fresno, Bakersfield, etc.).
By bus
Placer County Transit provides limited weekday commuter bus service.
By car
Colfax is on I-80.
Get around
See
- Historic downtown with cute storefronts
- Colfax Heritage Museum, 99 Railroad Avenue (at the train station), museum@colfaxhistory.org. M–Sa 9AM–2PM. Free.
Do
- 🌍 Stevens Trail. Beautiful hiking trail.
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Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Colfax has a couple of hotels.
- 🌍 Mineral Bar Campground. Reservations required May 15 to September 15 $28.
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Connect
Go next
| Routes through Colfax |
| Sacramento ← Roseville ← | W |
→ Truckee → Salt Lake City |
| Sacramento ← Auburn ← | W |
→ Truckee → Reno |