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Sutter Health Park

Sacramento, CA · Capacity: 14,000

Opened:2000
Capacity:14,000
Location:Sacramento, CA
Home:Athletics

About Sutter Health Park

Sutter Health Park is a minor-league ballpark in West Sacramento that serves as the temporary home of the Athletics in 2026 after the franchise left Oakland following the 2024 season. It is the smallest home venue in MLB, shared with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats while a new stadium is built in Las Vegas.

  • Opened: 2000
  • Capacity: 14,000
  • Address: 400 Ballpark Drive, West Sacramento, CA 95691
  • Architect: HNTB
  • Operator: Sacramento River Cats
  • Home team: Athletics
  • Owner: Sacramento River Cats
  • Official site: www.sutterhealthpark.com
Fan Guide · Athletics

Sutter Health Park: big-league ball, minor-league intimacy

Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento is the Athletics' temporary home, an intimate, minor-league-scale ballpark unlike any other current MLB venue — every seat is close, and the atmosphere is up-close and informal while the franchise's future home is built.

It sits along the Sacramento River across from downtown, walkable to Old Sacramento.

Below are the Sacramento stays, restaurants and bars fans use around Sutter Health Park.

Fan tip: Seats are close and the park is small — almost any ticket is a good one, but book ahead because capacity is limited.

Where Fans Stay, Eat & Drink near Sutter Health Park

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Hotels, bars, restaurants and things to do near Sutter Health Park in Sacramento — every pick web-researched and source-cited, closest to the stadium first.

Where to Stay

Bars & Pubs

Restaurants

The Waterboy Restaurant — Fan Eats
Fan Eats

The Waterboy Restaurant

The Waterboy is one of Sacramento's most celebrated restaurants, embodying the city's farm-to-fork identity with a menu driven by the extraordinary produce of the Central Valley that arrives fresh daily. Sports travelers who pair a Kings or River Cats game with dinner at The Waterboy understand why Sacramento calls itself the farm-to-fork capital of America. The rustic-elegant dining room and exceptional wine list make it a worthy splurge on a sports travel weekend.

Things to Do

Ace of Spades Sacramento — Attraction
Attraction

Ace of Spades Sacramento

Sacramento's devoted metal and rock community has made Ace of Spades one of Northern California's most important small venues, where touring acts consistently deliver some of their most passionate performances to audiences who came specifically to worship them. The standing-room venue's excellent sound system and no-frills fan-first approach creates the kind of raw concert energy that production-heavy arena shows systematically eliminate. Discovering a band you love at Ace of Spades is one of Sacramento's defining fan experiences.
California State Fair Concert Series — Things to Do
Things to Do

California State Fair Concert Series

The California State Fair in Sacramento brings major country, rock, and Latin music headliners to an outdoor grandstand setting that combines the communal celebration of state fair culture with serious musical entertainment. Fans who attend discover that the fair's agricultural context gives concerts here an authentically Californian character that more commercially polished venues cannot manufacture. The family-friendly atmosphere combined with evening concerts creates multi-generational fan gatherings that are increasingly rare in contemporary music culture.
Crocker Art Museum — Things to Do
Things to Do

Crocker Art Museum

The Crocker Art Museum is one of the West's oldest and most distinguished art museums, offering sports travelers a compelling cultural activity for the hours between morning arrival and evening game time. The Victorian mansion's original wing paired with the modern expansion houses California art, Old Masters, and rotating exhibitions that routinely draw national attention. Kings and River Cats fans who build a Crocker visit into their itinerary consistently rate it as a highlight of the Sacramento trip.
Golden 1 Center — Attraction
Attraction

Golden 1 Center

Sacramento's premier indoor arena and home of the Sacramento Kings is one of America's most fan-friendly venues, with a passionate NBA fanbase that creates the kind of intimate arena energy that larger markets sometimes lack. The venue's reputation for enthusiastic crowds has made it attractive to touring acts who value genuine fan engagement over market size, creating a concert culture here that punches well above Sacramento's weight. The downtown location's revitalisation around the arena has created a thriving pre and post-event entertainment district.

Plan Your Trip to Sutter Health Park

Sutter Health Park in Sacramento is tracked across 0 events and seats 14,000 fans. Here's how fans build a trip around it:

  • Anchor Event: Use the event cards below to select your next anchor date.
  • Post-Event Path: Continue into Sacramento and Sacramento hotspots for food, bars, and stay options.

Sources & References

Structured facts on this page (capacity, opening year, architect, ownership) are compiled from public reference databases and verified against venue coordinates.

Frequently Asked Questions About Sutter Health Park

Check back for celebrity sighting reports from Sutter Health Park.

Sutter Health Park has a capacity of 14,000 people.

Sutter Health Park opened in 2000. It was designed by HNTB.

Athletics plays home games at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento.

Check our events page for upcoming events at Sutter Health Park.