ABOUT WINTERS
Winters is the home of local food, wine and entertainment. Filled with local wineries and farm to table flavor, Winters’ rich agricultural history can be found everywhere. Whether you’re looking to relax with a glass of wine downtown or ready for adventure in the surrounding areas, Winters is the place to call home.
WINTERS LOCATION
Situated along Interstate 505, commutes to and from Winters are easy. Sacramento is about 38 minutes (31.2 miles) away, Davis is about 15 minutes away (11.5 miles), Vacaville is about 12 minutes (8.8 miles) away, Fairfield is just 21 minutes (19 miles) from town and San Francisco is roughly 1 hour and 14 minutes (69.0 mi) down Highway 80.
PARKS & RECREATION
Winters is filled with parks and surrounded by recreation. City park is just 1 mile away and Rotary Park in downtown is less than 1.5 miles away.
Coming soon will be Three Oaks Park in the heart of our Heartland Community. This brand new park was recently approved by the City of Winters and will feature the following:
- Turf Fields
- Community Garden
- Covered Picnic Areas
- Children’s Play Area
- Bike & Walking Paths
- Basketball and Futsal Court
- 2 Dog Parks
- Water Play Area
We’re excited to see Three Oaks Park added to the City of Winters and love that it will be the focused feature of our new community at Heartland.
turf playing fields, community gardens, multiple play areas, basketball court, bike trail and dog parks.
When you’re ready to explore the area, check out VISIT128. They’ve put together a great roadmap to exploring the area.
WINTERS EVENTS
Life in Winters is filled with events for any interest.
- Each year, the Winters Chamber of Commerce hosts the Toast of Winters honoring citizens and businesses that have made significant contributions to the Winters community.
- Yearly, on the last Saturday in September, Winters holds its Carnitas Festival, or Festival de la Comunidad – a Community Festival with a Carnitas Cook-off, lots of craft booths, art, live music and a children’s activity area.
- Fourth Friday has become a Yolo County Mainstay, offering Main Street as a place to gather to celebrate local farm, local fork local music and local fun! The festival provides the community specialty vendors, a taste of Winters and the space to sit with friends and family to create memories in our Historic Downtown.
- The Winters Earthquake Festival is a family event commemorating the rise of the City of Winters from a devastating earthquake in 1892. There is entertainment all evening, great food and street vendors, rocking music and dance and a general hullabaloo on Main Street.
- Tractor Parade and Tree Lighting is A family event you won’t want to miss, this parade is unlike any other! Local farmers decorate their tractors in Holiday lights as they cruise down Main Street to kick off the Holidays in style!
WINTERS FOOD & WINE
Winters is famously known for great restaurants including the Buckhorn Steakhouse, Putah Creek Café, Chuy’s Taqueria, Green River Brewing & Tap Club, Preserve Public House, Lester Farms Bakery, Ficelle Tapas Bar, Yolo Traders Bistro, Steady Eddy’s, Berryessa Brewing Company and Turkovich Family Wines.
LOCAL SCHOOLS
The Winters Joint Unified School District serves approximately 1550 students within the city of Winters and from the surrounding unincorporated areas of Yolo and Solano counties. The District schools include: Winters Elementary School (grades TK – 5), Winters Middle School (grades 6 – 8), Winters High School (grades 9 – 12), Wolfskill Continuation High School / Career Readiness Academy (grades 9 – 12), and the Winters State Preschool Center and Head Start Program.
The District employs approximately 200 employees and is the 2nd largest employer in Winters.
Students have access to excellent core academic programs which are enhanced by strong co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, including visual/performing arts, athletics, agriculture, and student leadership opportunities.
The Winters community has a history of involvement in its schools, and the District welcomes parent involvement at all grade levels.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HEARTLAND
Our Sales Center is open Saturday through Wednesday from 11-5 and closed Thursday and Friday.
The community features 110 homesites with a mix of homes with garages in the front and the back. Seven floor plans will be single level. Please stop by our Sales Center to learn more.
Our first phase is nearly sold out and the second phase of homes was just released. Join our growing VIP interest list for this community and we’ll make sure you’re the first to know more or just stop by and let us show you around.
