It borders Northgate Boulevard to the west, Indiana Avenue to the north, Steelhead Creek to the east, and the Arden-Garden Connector to the south.
In 1970, Gardenland Park was built at the end of Bowman Avenue, bringing festivals and sports activities to the community.
Also during the 1970s, sidewalks and a sophisticated drainage system were installed removing the hazardous ditches and flood ways and improving the roads.
Snowfall is rare in Gardenland (with an elevation of only 52 feet or 16 m above sea level), with a dusting of snow every eight to ten years.
Most of these Hispanic residents worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad, Campbell Soup factory, and Blue Diamond Almond Growers.
[1] In 2002, Time magazine and the Civil Rights Project of Harvard University identified Sacramento as the most racially/ethnically integrated major city in America.