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Exit 521 — I-5 in California

Garden Highway · Milepost 521 · 55 places at this exit.

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Gas · 11

Place	Off the ramp
Speedway	0.5 mi · gas station	call
Chevron	0.5 mi · gas station
Shell	0.7 mi · fuel	call
Valero Energy	0.9 mi · gas station	call
Sacramento 49er Travel Plaza	1.6 mi · truck stop	call
Marathon	1.7 mi · gas station
76	1.7 mi · gas station	call
Texaco	1.9 mi · gas station	call
Valero Energy	2.0 mi · gas station	call
Charlie Stockton	2.0 mi · ev charging station	call
Valero	2.0 mi · gas station

Food & restaurants · 25

Place	Off the ramp
Holly's Coffee Cafe	at the exit · coffee shop	call
2020 Cafe	at the exit · cafe	call
Sabor De Minas Brazilian Steakhouse	0.4 mi · brazilian restaurant	call
The Sandwich Spot - Rosemont	0.4 mi · sandwich shop	call
Cuatro Amigos Sports Grill & Bar	0.4 mi · mexican restaurant	call
Mountain Mike's Pizza	0.4 mi · pizza restaurant	call
Good Friends \| Chinese • Japanese	0.4 mi · chinese restaurant	call
VJ’s Kitchen	0.4 mi · halal restaurant	call
Ruchi Indian Cuisine	0.4 mi · indian restaurant	call
Carl's Jr.	0.4 mi · fast food restaurant	call
TOGO'S Sandwiches	0.5 mi · fast food restaurant	call
Sushi King	0.5 mi · sushi restaurant	call
Subway	0.5 mi · sandwich shop	call
RareTea Sacramento Natomas	0.5 mi · bubble tea	call
Satori Sushi and Teriyaki Grill	0.5 mi · japanese restaurant	call
Lotus Fusion	0.6 mi · chinese	call
Mezcal Grill	0.6 mi · mexican	call
Bangkok City Thai Cuisine	0.6 mi · thai	call
Pizza Guys	0.6 mi · pizza	call
Starbucks	0.7 mi · coffee_shop	call
Peet's Coffee	0.7 mi · coffee_shop
Pho Viet	0.7 mi · restaurant	call
Taco Bell	0.7 mi · tex-mex	call
Little Caesars	0.8 mi · pizza	call
Hot off the griddle	0.8 mi · american	call

Hotels & stays · 10

Place	Off the ramp
Hilton Garden Inn	at the exit · hotel	call
SpringHill Suites by Marriott	0.3 mi · hotel	call
Marriott Hotel Sacramento	0.3 mi · hotel
Courtyard by Marriott	0.3 mi · hotel	call
Harbor Oaks Luxury Apartments	0.4 mi · resort	call
Extended Stay America	0.8 mi · hotel
Embassy Suites Sacremento	0.9 mi · hotel
The Hub Sacramento Hotel	0.9 mi · hotel	call
SureStay Hotels	0.9 mi · hotel	call
La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Sacramento Downtown	0.9 mi · resort	call

Things to see · 9

Place	Off the ramp
Playground	0.5 mi · playground
South Natomas Community Park Playground	0.8 mi · playground
Playground	0.8 mi · playground
Yosetime National Park	1.0 mi · national park
Center for Sacramento History	1.0 mi · history museum	call
SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity	1.1 mi · science museum	call
West Sacramento Historical	1.5 mi · history museum	call
California State Railroad Museum	1.7 mi · history museum	call
Sacramento History Museum	1.7 mi · history museum	call

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