DESCRIPTION: Want to get your kids involved in the Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival? This tour is the perfect way to start. Join us at the Cosumnes River Preserve boardwalk where your family will have a chance to see waterfowl and maybe Sandhill Cranes through our spotting scopes. Naturalists will be there to help and answer your questions. They will also have microscopes set up so children can view the critters that live in pond water.
Follow up on this tour by bringing the family to Hutchins Street Square on Saturday or Sunday to see live animal presentations, to fold paper origami cranes, to do hands on science, and participate in other kid centered activities.
Tour time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
NOTES: Tour Guides will provide spotting scopes and other equipment for viewing wildlife. This Friday evening tour may cause customers to arrive back at Hutchins Street Square after the Opening Reception begins. We will hold refreshments if you are registered for the event.
LAND PASS: No Lands Pass is required for this tour
DIRECTIONS: The Cosumnes River Preserve is located on Franklin Road, which is East and parallel to Interstate 5. Take the Walnut Grove/Thornton exit on Interstate 5, turn left, then left onto Franklin Road. Meet your guide at the Cosumnes River Preserve boardwalk parking lot, 3 tenths of a mile north of the visitor center parking lot. (13501 Franklin Blvd., Galt, CA). Be prepared to walk a mile or two on a smooth boardwalk. NOTE: Franklin Blvd. may be closed between Twin Cities Road and the preserve.
OTHER TOURS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST: You may be interested in knowing that other Sandhill Crane tours are available during the fall and winter. For more information about California Department of Fish and Wildlife tours during the season go to this CDFW website. For information about Sandhill Crane tours through the Cosumnes River Preserve, click here.
Tours available for purchase beginning September 3, 2024
REGISTER ONLINE: September 3 – October 26, 2024
NOTE: Tour guides will receive a list of customers who have registered by October 27, 2024.
LATE REGISTRATION: Customers who register online after October 26 must present a hard copy or phone display the email receipt to their tour guide at the time of the tour.
REGISTRATION AT THE FESTIVAL: Unsold tickets will be available during the festival and can be purchased on this website.
This map can be used to search for the best route to your tour from your current location. Drive time from Hutchins Street Square in Lodi, California to this tour is approximately 28 minutes.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
WHERE & WHEN TO MEET YOUR GUIDE: Meet your guide at the Consumnes River Preserve boardwalk parking lot ~ 0.3 miles north of the visitor center parking lot. (13501 Franklin Blvd., Galt, CA) at 3:50 p.m.
QUESTIONS REGARDING REGISTRATION: Contact the Registration Coordinator at tours@lodisandhillcrane.org or leave a message at (800) 581-6150. Notify the Registration Coordinator in advance if special accommodations are needed. Expect a response from the Coordinator within the week.
TOURS TAKE PLACE RAIN OR SHINE
NOTE: No dogs allowed
Cancellation Policy: Full refunds (minus a 3% processing fee) are available prior to a tour upon the customer’s request at tours@lodisandhillcrane.org. A full refund is automatically issued for any events cancelled by the festival organizers.
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