Vieira's Resort, located on the east side of the Sacramento River between Rio Vista and Isleton, has rental housekeeping cabins. You can stay in a Snuggle Inn at Snug Harbor. Morsels Delta Agriculture Part of the charm of the Delta is its isolation. Even though it is handy to get to, it affords the feeling of getting away from it all. This is agricultural territory.
Recreation is just a by-product.
Islands as large as 6,000 acres may have no more than a dozen full-time residents. The crops are varied, and may change as the economy and conditions dictate. Asparagus is a high-profile crop in San Joaquin County and has spawned the highly popular Stockton Asparagus Festival in April. Great orchards of pears grow along the Sacramento River and the Courtland Pear Fair is a big hit the last Sunday in July. There's corn for as far as the eye can see on some islands.