Perhaps the Hard Rock is trying to steal its thunder? The Hard Rock is actually near the town of Wheatland, and only 10 miles from the “big city” of Yuba City to the northwest, but “Hard Rock Yuba City” just doesn’t have the same cachet. It’s 36 miles north of the State Capitol, but arguably an easier drive than the 27 miles to Thunder Valley. However, from Sacramento, the drive to the Hard Rock is more of a straight route northbound up Highway 99 and Highway 70. The casino is along the same highway (65) as the one that goes past Thunder Valley Casino. So we booked a hotel room in downtown Sacramento and parked the teens there. This is…” It’s in the middle of nowhere, so we called to ask if we could buy a day pass to the swimming pool (to park the kids) - we could not.

Its official name is the “Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain.” If you call them, the person who picks up says “Thank you for calling the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain. For my mother-in-law’s 80th birthday weekend on July 16, the Mrs., her brothers, and I took our mom to this casino, which we hadn’t previously visited.

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