Capay Valley is a mostly rural

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northwest of

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Yolo County, California Yolo County (; Wintun: ''Yo-loy''), officially the County of Yolo, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,403. Its county seat is Woodland. Yolo County is inc ...

, United States. It lies east of Blue Ridge and west of the Capay Hills.

Geography

Cache Creek flows through the valley.

California State Route 16 State Route 16 (SR 16) is a state highway in the northern region of the U.S. state of California that runs from Route 20 in Colusa County to Route 49 just outside Plymouth in Amador County, primarily crossing the Sacramento Valley. Much of the ...

crosses through the Capay Valley. The Capay Valley AVA, and American Viticultural Area (AVA) wine region, includes portions of the valley.

History

Capay Valley traditionally been the home of the

Patwin The Patwin (also Patween, Southern Wintu) are a band of Wintun people native to the area of Northern California. The Patwin comprise the southern branch of the Wintun group, native inhabitants of California since approximately 500 AD. The Patw ...

or southern Wintun people. It is now the home of the

Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ( ) is a federally recognized tribe of Wintun people, specifically Patwin people or southern Wintun, in Yolo County, California. They were formerly known as the Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of Californ ...

."Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation."
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Cache Creek Casino Resort Cache Creek Casino Resort is a casino/resort located in Brooks, California, in Northern California's Capay Valley. Opened as a bingo hall in July 1985, it was renovated in 2002 and completed in 2004 as a destination resort. The connected hote ...

is in the valley. The historic

Mexican land grant The Spanish and Mexican governments made many concessions and land grants in Alta California (now known as California) and Baja California from 1775 to 1846. The Spanish Concessions of land were made to retired soldiers as an inducement for ...

of Rancho Canada de Capay formerly owned the valley in the 19th century.

Notes

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Geography

History

See also

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