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Colfax is a town in Placer County, California.
Understand
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Map of Colfax (California)
Get in
[edit | edit source]By train
[edit | edit source]Amtrak's California Zephyr stops at 1 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 Gold Runner train (Stockton, Merced, Fresno, Bakersfield, etc.).
By bus
[edit | edit source]Placer County Transit provides limited weekday commuter bus service.
By car
[edit | edit source]Colfax is on I-80.
Get around
[edit | edit source]See
[edit | edit source]- Historic downtown with cute storefronts
- Colfax Heritage Museum, 99 Railroad Avenue (at the train station), [email protected]. M–Sa 9AM–2PM. Free.
Do
[edit | edit source]- 1 Stevens Trail. Beautiful hiking trail.
Buy
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[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]Colfax has a couple of hotels.
- 1 Mineral Bar Campground. Reservations required May 15 to September 15 $28.
Connect
[edit | edit source]Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Colfax |
| Sacramento ← Roseville ← | W  E | → Truckee → Salt Lake City |
| Sacramento ← Auburn ← | W  E | → Truckee → Reno |