The Port of Sacramento, located in West Sacramento, opened in 1963 as an inland port to serve the agricultural industry. For over forty years the port specialized in agriculture imports and exports including rice, fertilizer, grains, and the lumber industry.  The Port is located 79 nautical miles northeast of San Francisco and is accessible via the Sacramento River Deep Water Channel.

In 2005, the Port of Sacramento went through a transitional period that resulted in new leadership from the City of West Sacramento. The Port is now known as the Port of West Sacramento and the Port Commission is comprised of one County Supervisor and four West Sacramento Councilmembers.  

The Port emerged from the transition with a new business model focusing not only on rice, but on specialized project cargo to enhance the environment, referred to as Green cargo. 

Facilities and Terminals

• Depth Alongside: Project Depth 35 ft.
• Five (5) berths: Each 600 ft. (183 m.) long
• Trucking: More than 50 companies provide a versatile range of services and equipment
• Railroads: A 200 railcar terminal area marshaling yard. BNSF Railway, Union Pacific, and Sierra Northern service the Port
• Commodity handling capabilities: Bulk rice and bulk grain elevators, bulk commodities bagging facility, dry bulk cargo warehousing
• Fugitive dust, washwater, and stormwater control systems
• Three (3) transit sheds
• Paved open storage area

Water Depth
(Main entrance channel)
Project Depth 30 ft. (9.1 m)
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Nearby Airports
Sacramento International Airport, Interstate 5, Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Executive Airport (private aviation), 615 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA

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Port of West Sacramento 1110 West Capitol Ave., 1st Floor West Sacramento, CA 95691-2717 Phone: (916) 371-8000 Fax: (916) 372-4802

Port Manager - Email (click on the name to e-mail) Mike Luken