Live Here, Be Everywhere

From the Bay Area Take I-580 E to the I-205 E turnoff, proceed through Tracy and North on I-5. Take the Louise Ave Exit, Turn left off the freeway onto River Islands Parkway. Follow River Islands Parkway to the Welcome Center.

Driving South on I-5 Take the Louise Ave in Lathrop. Turn right off the freeway onto River Islands Parkway. Follow River Islands Parkway to the Welcome Center.

Driving North on I-5 Take the Louise Ave in Lathrop. Turn left off the freeway onto River Islands Parkway. Follow River Islands Parkway to the Welcome Center.

River Islands is at the hub of three major freeways:

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  I-5, the major north-south route throughout California

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  I-205, which connects to the major employment centers in the
  Tri-Valley and the Bay Area

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  Hwy 120, the route to the Gold Country and Yosemite

River Islands is about the same distance from San Francisco (70 miles), San Jose (68 miles) and Sacramento (58 miles) and is within easy reach of UC Merced, California State University Stanislaus and the University of the Pacific.

The community’s closest neighbor is Tracy, and is about 30 miles from the Tri-Valley cities of Livermore and Pleasanton.