Costa Fuego / Waterfront

Dinner,
over the water

Not water-adjacent. Not a view across a parking lot. The building stands on pilings above the lake, and so does your table.

The Real Thing

Look down and see water

Plenty of restaurants near Sacramento claim a waterfront. Costa Fuego is the rare one that is on the water: pilings under the floor, lake on three sides, and a covered deck where the rail is the only thing between your table and open water.

At lunch the lake is turquoise and alive with riders on the wakeboard cable. At golden hour it turns to glass and the string lights come on. Same table, two completely different rooms.

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Tables set with gold chargers at the rail of the Costa Fuego deck, water directly below
Salmon crab bites on a deck table with the wakeboard ramp and turquoise channel behind
Dinner and a Show

Wakeboarders at eye level

The deck faces the cable wakeboarding lake at Velocity Island Park. Order the Costa Caliente and a frozen margarita, and watch riders throw spray fifty feet from your seat. On event nights, the riders go under the lights.

And you never need a park ticket to be here. The restaurant is open to the public: walk in, eat over the water, walk out.

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What people ask

Is it really built over the water?

Yes, literally. The building stands on pilings over the lake. Both the dining room and the covered deck are above open water, not beside it.

How far from Sacramento?

About 20 minutes north on I-5, at 755 North East Street in Woodland, with free parking. From Davis it is about 15 minutes up Highway 113.

Indoor or outdoor seating?

Both. Folding glass walls open the dining room onto the covered deck, and indoor tables keep the lake view. String lights carry the deck after dark.

When is the best time to come for the view?

Golden hour. The lake flattens, the sky goes pink, and the lights come on. Check hours since the restaurant follows the park's seasonal schedule, and call ahead on event nights.

Is there a restaurant with a view near Sacramento?

Yes. Costa Fuego's covered deck sits directly over open water at Velocity Island Park in Woodland, about 20 minutes north of Sacramento off I-5, with wakeboarders carving past and sunsets over the lake from the table.

The Best Seat in Yolo County

Take the rail.

Open with the park. No park ticket needed.

(530) 924-6100
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