Sutter's Fort State Historic Park

A slice of history in the Sacramento area. This was the spot where the I'll fated Donner Party was attempting to reach when they got stranded in the Sierra Nevadas.They have rooms styled how they would be in the 1850's alongside informative videos. I also like how this site discusses the history of Indigenous groups in the Sacramento area and what they faced when the fort came to be.

It was an incredible experience to learn about the history of Sutter Fort. We visited all the rooms which were open to the public, viewed artifacts and watched the ranger's demonstrate the black smith work. It's educational experience for all ages. Worth a visit!!!

Well run part of the local history of the fort and John Sutter. They are doing a good job updating and including more information about the people, what they did and how they lived. This is a good place to take kids and people who are interested in California history. We took our 10 year old niece and she had a good time. There is a small gift shop and the staff are incredibly helpful and knowledgeable.When you study history and learn about life in the past, you will see that there were no good old days.

An interesting place to go if you are in the area, it's good that in the orientation room they acknowledge how terrible the existence of this fort was for Native Americans and I recommend checking out the State Indian Museum afterwards which is on the same property. If you come during a weekday there may be a field trip so I would recommend going on a weekend. This is also definitely something you can go through in an hour or 2 if you like to read everything and thoroughly look around.

Nice experience as a field trip. Crowd keeps on coming. Great way to know history. It is outdoor with exhibits inside the rooms which you peep in.

So, let's start with some basics: The only original remaining structure of Sutter's Fort is the "main building"--a two story structure in the center of the complex. It was built between 1841 and 1843. Everything else at "Sutter's Fort State Historic Park" is a reconstruction, based on historic documentation.Entry is $5 for adults; $3 for ages 6 to 17; and children enter for free. Sutter's Fort State Historic Park does not have its own parking lot. Metered city parking is available on 26th and K streets, and there are several public parking lots in the vicinity. It has been 25 years since my last visit. Since then, a lot of re-construction and restoration work has been performed. There are a more displays and demonstrations than I remember. (Coincidentally, school field trips were taking place during my visit. I kept my distance, but was able to observe staff and volunteers give their presentations and conduct their demonstrations.)If you're interested in history, Sutter's Fort is well worth the visit. Everyone can walk away with from their visit with a number of different of interpretations, based on context of analysis. BTW ... The State Indian Museum is adjacent to the Fort. If you have the time, you can tour that museum for a separate admission fee.

Awesome piece of history and the educational portion of how the fort came to be, the natives it impacted and the response from the Mexican government were eye opening. This isn't watered down history skewed to one side, it's an uncomfortable truth and something we should all remember to avoid the same mistakes in the future. Really well laid out and lots of artifacts from the past in plain view. Startling to see the amount of weaponry especially the cannons. The living conditions, low doorways, small rooms but everything was located inside these walls. There is an Native American Museum on the side of the fort as well. Parking is on the street and the area is and enjoyable environment for a walk and to just be outside.

In Sacramento with my kids, we always pass by this old cool looking house. We always wondered what it was. I looked it up online and I realized it's like a little Museum. We decided to stop by to check it out. I purchased the tickets which was very affordable $5 dollars for adults, and Youth $3 (ages 6 to 17) Children Free (5 and under) the hours are 10-5 everyday expect for holidays . This was a fun experience for me and the boys lots of history to be learned the self walk tour takes maybe 40 mins . They also have a cute gift shop inside my boys got some cold things from . The employees were very helpful and attentive. If you have any questions, you could always ask them. They also have clean bathrooms inside the building very cool place to check out ..

The exhibits were just OK. Interpretation is VERY skimpy, and I guess no one tells the Living History volunteers to clean up after themselves on demonstration days--my son noticed bar codes and Ace Hardware logos on some of the "artifacts." I also didn't find out until after we got home that we could have scanned a QR code at the ticket booth for a self-guided tour. The park rangers never told us anything about that. Oh well.But that's nothing compared to the film guests are told to watch when they arrive at the Fort. It's unsubstantiated, racist trash that paints John Sutter as the worst human being to crawl the earth since Pol Pot. A lot of revisionist cliches about stolen land, genocide (yes, the Native American interviewees ACTUALLY accuse Sutter of committing genocide against Native Americans), yada yada yada. I'm really not trying to make fun of anyone here, but you can practically hear sad violins playing in the background. Funny thing, though, the video doesn't mention a single confirmed example of Sutter mistreating Native Americans, yet Friends of Sutter's Fort and the California State Park System want the Fort to align the rest of its interpretation with this toxic, inflammatory nonsense. They'd better be prepared for their numbers to drop. And California had better hope none of Sutter's descendants find out about this, because they may sue.

Learned so much about Sacramento history. Property is well taken care of. The self guided tour was just fine.Gift shop was great. Staff very professional.Staff friendly.Would go again when in from out of town.Thank you