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Konocti Vista Casino, Lakeport

If you’re heading to the northern California area, be sure to make Lakeport a stop on your travels. There may not be much in the way of urban excitement, but few places can match it in terms of natural beauty and quiet getaways. While you’re there, stop at the Konocti Vista Casino & Resort, a large vacation facility with casino, hotel, marina and RV park, on the shores of Clear Lake.

The Konocti Vista Casino, open 24-hours, offers guests 349 gaming machines and six tables spread over 12,000 square-feet of gaming floor. Try out the latest interactive gaming machines or test your luck with the classic lever-pull slot machines. If you want to play cards with live dealers, there are three Blackjack and three Poker tables. Visitors to this casino are unanimously pleased with pay-out levels, so if you like to win, you’ll like Konocti Vista.

When you need a place to stay, check out the Konocti Vista Resort. Choose from 80 standard hotel rooms, each equipped with basic amenities and each of which are pristinely maintained. If you want to get out into the wild or you’re driving through with the Recreational Vehicle, there is a 74-space RV park where you can park, hook-up to water, electricity, cable television and Internet access. There’s even a dumping station, restrooms and heated shower facilities.

Food at the resort is available at the Ku-hu-gui Café, a mid-sized dining establishment with breakfast, lunch and dinner menus with a range of American and international tastes and meals. When you’re done, the Point Bar has a full line of beers, wines and, for your favorite cocktails, liquors.

For relaxation, definitely check out the nearby Konocti Vista Marina, where you can find boating, sailing, Jet Skiing, water skiing, swimming and sunning at Clear Lake. If you’d like, you can even enjoy some fishing or hunting. For golf fans, there’s an 18-hole municipal course nearby. For nature-lovers, enjoy biking and hiking through the forests surrounding the lake.

At night, Lakeport is sleepy, but if you want to take a one-hour drive to nearby Santa Rosa, a full spectrum of nightlife and adventure is ready for you. A particular nightspot favorite is Seven, nightly music themes keep you dancing until dawn.

For family adventure, Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo – 1.75-hours from the casino – is chock full of fun activities and exhilarating roller coasters. The Santa Rosa area is not only home to nightlife, but also to culture. There are dozens of museums and art galleries for you to check out while you’re there.

To find the Konocti Vista Casino & Resort, fly into the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport and take a 1-hour drive to Konocti Vista Casino & Resort, 2755 Mission Rancheria Road, Lakeport, California 95453.