Sunrise Recreation & Park District hosts classes, camps, sports & events for youth, adults and older adults in Antelope, Citrus Heights and Foothill Farms.
Citrus Heights, CA
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Join us on Tuesday, November 12 at 11:00am for the Ribbon Cutting at the Northwoods Park Playground.
The new playground replaced an old donated playground that the District received from BURGER KING some 20 years... facebook.com/SunriseParks/po…
The creek corridors are highways for wildlife where you might see raccoons, skunks, wild turkey, deer and an abundance of other creatures.
The Sunrise Patio Room at Rusch Community Park was the initial location of the City of Citrus Heights Counsel meetings.
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Sometimes salmon can be seen swimming upstream in Arcade Creek at Arcade Creek Park Preserve.
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The Rusch Park Playground Replacement Project is Underway! fb.com/canvas_doc/2236051503…
Know Before You Go: Sunday FunDay
The city is looking forward to another Sunday FunDay at the west end of Rusch Park this Sunday from 11 a.m - 3 p.m. As this is a large scale event, we want to provide some... facebook.com/SunriseParks/po…
In 1950, Fred and Julia Rusch donated 15 acres of land to the public. This generous donation lead to the formation of the Sunrise Recreation and Park District. Fred and Julia were brother and sister. sunriseparks.com
Arcade Creek Park Preserve contains the first zip line located in a park within the County of Sacramento.
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Cameron Champ, who turned pro on the PGA tour in 2017 grew up playing golf at the Foothill Golf Course.
line: foothillgolfcourse.com
Pokelma Parks' name means "rope of feathers" in reference to a sacred rope made of feathers in a Native American story about the watersheds and salmon. Pokelma Park is within the Drycreek watersheds
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The City of Citrus Heights is hosting a Facebook live session tomorrow at 6:00pm with a special guest from Sunrise Recreation and Park District. Visit the City of Citrus Heights Government page for more information. facebook.com/SunriseParks/po…
The covered bridge in Rusch Community Park was built from an old train boxcar frame from the Southern Pacific Railroad. sunriseparks.com/rusch-commu…
Residents, including two former Parks Directors, occupied the Historic Rusch Home 1990's
The gardens around the Historic Rusch Home used to be a botanical garden. Many unusual trees remain including a rare Jujube tree.
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Twice a year the SRPD Activity Guide is mailed out to over 70,000+ households within the communities of Antelope, Citrus Heights, and Foothill Farms. (Link)sunriseparks.com/recreation-…
Keep your eyes open the new guide will be in the mail the end of this month.
The Historic Rusch Home was designated as a California Point of Historical Interest in 1991
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In the 1950s and 1960s, Julia Rusch would give cookies from her back porch to children who came to Rusch Community Park to play.
Walerga Park is home to a California Historical Landmark that includes a memorial honoring and remembering American citizens of Japanese descent who were wrongly detained during World War II (sunriseparks.com/walerga-par…) (Link)
The newest park in the system is Cabana Park where a dog park is being constructed. sunriseparks.com/cabana-park (link)
The wood bridge at Stock Ranch Nature Preserve is over a quarter mile long. sunriseparks.com/stock-ranch…