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Gravel, Stone and Soil Delivery in Vacaville, CA
Bulk gravel, crushed stone, sand, soil and mulch delivered across Vacaville, CA, priced by the load for your ZIP.
- Min. order
- 2 tons or 2 yd³
- Area
- Vacaville and nearby ZIPs
- From
- $437 delivered
Every price below is the delivered total.
Vacaville sits on flat valley ground with heavy soil, wet winters and long dry summers. Gravel Valet delivers crushed stone, gravel, sand, soil and mulch across the city.
Enter your ZIP above to see the loads for your address. The notes below use the soil survey, the Nut Tree airport station and Census counts for ZIP 95687.
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From$4972 ton delivered#57 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 to 1 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5922 ton deliveredPea Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed tan and brown
From$6422 ton deliveredRiver Rock
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1 to 3 inches
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed earth tones
From$4952 ton deliveredTopsoil
Soil and Fill- Size
- Screened
- Weight
- 2,200 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$4972 ton deliveredDriveway Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/4 inch clean crushed
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4742 ton deliveredRoad Base
Drainage and Base- Size
- 3/4 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5102 ton deliveredMason Sand
Sand- Size
- Fine
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan
From$9732 yd deliveredBrown Shredded Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Brown
From$4372 ton deliveredFill Dirt
Soil and Fill- Size
- Unscreened
- Weight
- 2,400 lb/yd³
- Color
- Brown
From$4472 ton deliveredAsphalt Millings
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,900 lb/yd³
- Color
- Black
From$4642 ton deliveredStone Dust Screenings
Drainage and Base- Size
- 1/4 inch and fines
- Weight
- 2,800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4722 ton deliveredFill Sand
Sand- Size
- Unscreened
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan
From$4852 ton deliveredDrain Rock
Drainage and Base- Size
- 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4862 ton delivered1-1/2" Crushed Gravel
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray to tan
From$4882 ton deliveredWalkway Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed
From$4912 ton delivered3/8" Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4932 ton delivered#67 Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 inch and under
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4932 ton delivered#89 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4932 ton deliveredPlayground Sand
Sand- Size
- Fine, washed
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Light tan
From$4972 ton delivered3/4" Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5072 ton deliveredConcrete Sand
Sand- Size
- Coarse
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan to gray
From$5102 ton delivered#4 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5232 ton deliveredRiprap
Drainage and Base- Size
- 6 to 12 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5642 yd deliveredCompost
Soil and Fill- Size
- Screened
- Weight
- 1,200 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$5672 ton deliveredGarden Soil
Soil and Fill- Size
- Blended
- Weight
- 2,000 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$5952 ton deliveredDecomposed Granite
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1/4 inch and fines
- Weight
- 2,500 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gold to tan
From$6182 ton deliveredCrushed Concrete
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/4 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Light gray
From$6412 ton deliveredRailroad Ballast
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$7272 yd deliveredWood Chips
Mulch and Wood- Size
- 1 to 3 inches
- Weight
- 700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Natural
From$9822 yd deliveredBlack Shredded Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Black
From$1,0172 yd deliveredRed Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Red
Popular projects
Common gravel projects in Vacaville
The ground and weather in Vacaville
Level ground with a heavy top layer
The USDA soil survey maps Capay silty clay loam, 0 percent slopes, MLRA 17, at the ZIP's center point. The name says most of what a builder needs. Silty clay loam is a fine, heavy texture that feels sticky when wet and turns hard as brick when it dries out. A slope of 0 percent means the ground is dead flat.[1]
Flat, fine-textured ground is slow to shed water. Rain that falls on it has no slope to follow and soaks in only a little at a time, so puddles can stand for a while after a winter storm. Heavy soil also shrinks and cracks in a hot summer, then closes up again when the rains return. A gravel surface or a paver patio laid straight on it can move with those changes.[1]
The ground at the center point stands 80 feet above sea level. In practice, the level surface means every hard surface in a yard needs a slope built into it by hand.[1],[2]
Wet winters and dry summers at Nut Tree
The NOAA normals station at Vacaville Nut Tree AP, CA, about 3 miles away, averages 24.8 inches of precipitation a year. Nearly all of it falls in the cool months. Summer is long and dry, so the same yard swings from soggy clay in January to cracked, hard ground by late summer.[3]
The station counts 21 days a year with a low of 32 F or colder. Light frost can touch tender plants, but deep frost heave is not a real worry for a gravel drive. The median last spring freeze at Nut Tree is February 18, and the median first fall freeze is November 28. Plant tender beds after the February date, and refresh mulch before late November.[3]
Gravel work goes best in the dry season, when the clay is firm enough to grade and compact. Wet clay smears under a loader and loses strength, so a base built on it in a rainy week can settle later. Plan big jobs for late spring through early fall.[3]
Trailer pads, sheds and back fence lines
Many lots keep a boat, a camper or a work trailer beside the house. A pad for that load on silty clay loam needs the same care as a drive: fabric, a deep layer of compacted Road Base, and a top of 3/4" Crushed Stone. Railroad Ballast or #4 Crushed Stone under the Road Base adds strength where heavy tongue weight sits in one spot.[1]
A garden shed on flat clay needs its floor above the wet winter ground. Build a pad a little higher than the yard, with Crushed Concrete or Road Base below and #57 Crushed Stone on top so water drains out from under the floor. Fill Dirt raises the area around it so the pad does not sit in a hollow.[1],[3]
The strip along a back fence often turns into a weedy, muddy band. Fabric and a cover of 3/8" Crushed Stone or River Rock make it easy to keep. Where the fence line is the low point of the lot, bury a pipe in Drain Rock under the stone to move winter rain toward the street.[1]
A driveway on flat clay loam
Start by digging out the topsoil and any organic matter. Shape the subgrade so it falls slightly to one side or to the street, since flat ground will not drain on its own. Compact the subgrade when it is damp but not wet. Lay a woven geotextile fabric over it. On silty clay loam, fabric keeps the soil from pushing up into the stone when the winter rains soak it.[1]
Build the base with Road Base or Crushed Concrete in thin lifts. Wet each lift lightly and compact it well. On heavy soil, a deeper base spreads the load and bridges small soft spots. For the surface, 3/4" Crushed Stone or Driveway Gravel locks into the base and gives good grip. Asphalt Millings pack into a dense, dark top that sheds water and stays put.[1]
Edges matter on flat ground. Rain that runs off the crown has to go somewhere, so give the drive a shallow swale on the low side, lined with #57 Crushed Stone or Drain Rock. With 24.8 inches of precipitation a year at the station, most of it in a few months, that swale carries a lot of water in winter.[3]
Gravel paths and patios that do not crack
A patio set on silty clay loam can tilt or crack as the clay swells in winter and shrinks in summer. Dig past the topsoil, lay fabric, and build a compacted layer of Road Base thick enough to even out that movement. Set pavers on a thin bed of Stone Dust Screenings or Concrete Sand, then sweep Mason Sand into the joints.[1]
Loose gravel patios handle movement better than pavers. Pea Gravel, 3/8" Crushed Stone or Walkway Gravel over a compacted base can shift a little without cracking. Decomposed Granite makes a firm, tan surface that suits a seating area and holds up in dry summers, though it needs a slope so winter rain runs off.[3]
Side yards on clay often stay wet in winter. A path of #89 Crushed Stone over fabric gives a clean walkway, and a buried perforated pipe in a trench of Drain Rock can carry roof water to the street.[1],[3]
Choosing between Garden Soil and Topsoil for clay yards
Silty clay loam holds water and nutrients well, but roots struggle in it when it packs hard. Garden Soil is a blended mix with organic matter already in it. It suits raised beds and planting holes where you want plants to take off fast. Topsoil is a plainer soil for filling, leveling and building up lawn areas.[1]
For a new bed on clay, many owners build up a few inches of Garden Soil on top of the native ground rather than digging it in deep. For a lawn repair or a low spot, Topsoil mixed with Compost works well and is easy to spread. Either one drains better than the heavy layer below.[1]
Mulch keeps the clay from baking. Wood Chips under trees and Brown Shredded Mulch in beds shade the surface and slow cracking in summer. Black Shredded Mulch and Red Mulch give the same help with more color near a front walk.[3]
Homes in ZIP 95687 and Vacaville
The Census counts 23,876 housing units in ZIP 95687, and the median one was built in 1986. Detached single-family houses make up 70 percent of the ZIP's homes. Owners live in 67 percent of the occupied homes.[4]
Vacaville holds 35,830 housing units in all. Detached houses account for 72 percent of them, and the median home in the city was built in 1985. Many lots have a side yard for a trailer, a back fence line and beds that need fresh soil or stone.[4]
Caltrans writes its own base layer into Class 2 Aggregate Base, Section 26-1.02B, Standard Specifications (2026). Home builders borrow the idea: dense, graded stone compacted in layers to carry weight over soft ground.[5]
The numbers behind this page
| Fact | Value | Applies to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soil map unit at the ZIP's center point | Capay silty clay loam, 0 percent slopes, MLRA 17 | City center point | [1] |
| Ground elevation at the ZIP's center point | 80 feet | City center point | [2] |
| NOAA normals station used | Vacaville Nut Tree AP, CA, about 3 miles away | Weather station | [3] |
| Average yearly precipitation | 24.8 inches | Weather station | [3] |
| Days a year the low reaches 32 F or colder | 21 days | Weather station | [3] |
| Median date of the last spring freeze (32 F) | February 18 | Weather station | [3] |
| Median date of the first fall freeze (32 F) | November 28 | Weather station | [3] |
| Housing units in ZIP 95687 | 23,876 | This ZIP | [4] |
| Median year homes in ZIP 95687 were built | 1986 | This ZIP | [4] |
| Share of homes in ZIP 95687 that are detached single-family houses | 70 percent | This ZIP | [4] |
| Share of occupied homes in ZIP 95687 lived in by the owner | 67 percent | This ZIP | [4] |
| Housing units in Vacaville | 35,830 | Whole city | [4] |
| Share of homes in Vacaville that are detached single-family houses | 72 percent | Whole city | [4] |
| Median year homes in Vacaville were built | 1985 | Whole city | [4] |
| California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) aggregate base specification | Class 2 Aggregate Base, Section 26-1.02B, Standard Specifications (2026) | State | [5] |
Sources
- USDA NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO soil survey), retrieved 2026-10-31
- USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP), retrieved 2026-10-31
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, annual and seasonal, retrieved 2026-10-30
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B25001, B25003, B25024, B25035), retrieved 2026-10-30
- California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Standard Specifications (2026), Section 26-1.02B, retrieved 2026-10-29
Point and station values describe one spot, not every lot in town. Check your own site before you build.
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- Minimum order
- 2 tons or 2 cubic yards
- Delivered price from
- $437 for 2 tons of Fill Dirt
- Priced from
- Vacaville, CA ladder (this city)
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What base works on clay soil in Vacaville?
At the center point the survey maps Capay silty clay loam on flat ground. Lay woven fabric over a shaped, compacted subgrade, then build Road Base in thin lifts. Top it with 3/4" Crushed Stone or Driveway Gravel and give the drive a slight fall so rain can leave.
Why does water stand on my gravel after rain?
Flat clay ground drains slowly, and a slope of 0 percent gives water nowhere to go. Raise low spots with more base, crown the surface, and add a swale of #57 Crushed Stone or Drain Rock at the low edge. Fix it in the dry season.
When is the best time for a gravel project?
Late spring through early fall, when the clay is dry and firm. The Nut Tree station averages 24.8 inches of precipitation a year, mostly in the cool months, and wet clay does not compact well. Avoid grading in the rainy weeks.
What goes under pavers on clay loam?
Dig out the topsoil, lay fabric and compact a solid layer of Road Base. Set the pavers on a thin, level bed of Stone Dust Screenings or Concrete Sand, and sweep Mason Sand into the joints. A thicker base helps the patio ride out the swell and shrink of clay.
When should I plant new beds?
The Vacaville Nut Tree AP station has a median last spring freeze of February 18 and a median first fall freeze of November 28. Tender plants can go in after the February date. Build beds up with Garden Soil so roots sit above the heavy clay.