The City of Rocklin is recreation and family oriented, with fine schools and a strong business climate. Rapidly growing Rocklin, population 50,920, vies with Roseville for the honor of being Placer County's largest city. Rocklin offers residents close proximity to the recreation and leisure centers of Lake Tahoe, the Napa Valley wine country, California’s national parks and coastlines. As a neighbor of Sacramento and within a two-hour drive of San Francisco, Rocklin is undeniably a great place to live, work and play!
Location
The City of Rocklin is located in Placer County, California. It is situated East of Roseville and Sacramento, along Interstate 80. This wonderful community is located at the eastern edge of the Sacramento Valley at the base of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Skiing at Lake Tahoe is one hour away; the gorgeous California coast is 2 hours away, and wine country in between.
Geography/Terrain
The City of Rocklin is located in South Placer County and is part of the Sacramento-Yolo Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA). The city is located at the junction of Interstate 80 and State Highway 65, and encompasses 20 square miles. Rocklin sits at 249 feet above sea level. The City overlooks the SacramentoValley from its perch in the hills at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The hills and open woodlands surrounding Rocklin contain Valley oak, blue oak, black oak, and digger pines.
Distance to 3 closest major cities
The City of Rocklin is about 22 miles from Sacramento, 37 miles from Davis, and 110 miles from San Francisco.
Jobs
Rocklin’s City leaders have created a strong business climate. Investment in Rocklin is at an all time high with more than one million square feet of non-residential space in development. Major employers in Rocklin are concentrated in education, technology services, commercial, and retail. The top employers in Rocklin are Rocklin Unified School District, TASQ Technology, Oracle, United Natural Foods, and Sierra College.
In recent years, Rocklin has become a high-tech center. Oracle, the world’s largest enterprise software company, is based in Rocklin. Oracle has enjoyed tremendous success in Northern California thanks to Rocklin's vibrant technology sector and highly educated workforce.
Located in South Placer County, Rocklin is strategically located along the Interstate 80 highway and State Highway 65 transportation corridors. Workers can easily commute to employment opportunities throughout the Sacramento Metro area.
Housing
The neighborhoods of Rocklin really have a lot to offer. Rocklin has historic Victorian homes, as well as newer homes in developments, including golf course homes and retirement communities. Single family home pricing may start around the low $300’s, and go all the way up to $1,350,000. Medium home price in Rocklin is about $450,000.
Since 2000, the Sacramento Area-Arcade-Roseville metro area, which includes Rocklin, has ranked eight in the nation for home price appreciation. The high quality of life, including second highest ranked incorporated city school district and second lowest crime rate in the Sacramento Region, make Rocklin a very attractive place to call home.
Parks/Sports/Recreation/Golf
There is plenty to do in the Rocklin area, including biking, hiking, horseback riding, off-highway vehicle driving, boating, and rafting. Rocklin is the place to be for rafting the American River, boating on Folsom Lake or cycling along the American River Parkway. People here can have fun in the sun or in the snow!
The Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is minutes from Rocklin. Located at the base of the Sierra foothills, Folsom Lake and the surrounding lands are natural areas devoted to outdoor recreation. Folsom Lake Recreation Area offers hiking, biking, and running trails, as well as camping, picnicking, and horseback riding facilities. The Lake itself is a fishing spot with trout, catfish, big and small mouth bass and perch. Folsom lake is also a great place for boating and water-skiing, with access points all around the lake. For cyclists, there is a 60-mile long bicycle path that connects Folsom Lake with many Sacramento County parks before reaching Old Sacramento. There are many other great riding areas in this area as well.
The City of Rocklin Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of programs for the whole family. There are Adult, Youth and Family classes in sports, art, theatre and more. Rocklin Parks and Rec. also hosts special activities and events for teens and seniors. The swimming lessons and pre-school programs have an excellent reputation.
Rocklin has wonderful community and neighborhood parks. Located in Central Rocklin, Johnson-Springview Park features mature oak trees, lighted ball fields and tennis courts, playgrounds, an 18-hole-disc golf course, and sand volleyball court. Lone Tree Park in Rocklin has regulation sized soccer and baseball fields, complete with stands for the crowd to cheer from. Margaret Azevedo and Twin Oaks Community Parks offer ball fields, jogging paths, playgrounds and picnic sites. The city of Rocklin also maintains over twenty-six developed neighborhood parks and another 200 acres of open space for its residents. All of theses parks add up to a great place to raise children or enjoy an active lifestyle.
Rocklin also has two of the best golf courses in the Sacramento Metro-area. Sunset Whitney Country Club offers not only golf, but also clay or hard court tennis, a swimming pool and spa, and a fantastic restaurant. Located in rural Rocklin, Sunset Whitney Country Club is a hidden jewel. The other local golf course is at the Whitney Oaks Golf Club. Professional golf legend Johnny Miller and Santa Rosa golf course architect Fred Bliss designed the challenging 6,800-yard course. Water or wetlands come into play on virtually every hole, and these natural environments are home to a multitude of animals, including migratory mallards and geese, beavers, wild turkeys, coyotes & deer. The setting and course provides one of the finest golf experiences in northern California.
Special Attractions/Events
Rocklin is located in close proximity to Sacramento’s cultural attractions. Old Sacramento is the revived historic section of Sacramento that is home to wonderful restaurants, museums, theatre, and special events. Each year, Old Sacramento hosts dozens of special events, like the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Pacific Rim Street Festival, Gold Rush Days, Bridge-to-Bridge Waterfront Festival, New Years Eve Fireworks Spectacular and many more.
Rocklin also has art and culture of its own. Sierra College is #1 in Northern California and in the top 10% of California Community Colleges for the percentage of students who transfer to 4-year universities. Sierra College’s Ridley Art Gallery on the Rocklin Campus. The gallery exhibits cutting-edge work of leading artists from Northern California as well as faculty artists, alumni and students in eight shows throughout the year. Artists' talks and special presentations provide students and the community opportunities to encounter both art and artists. The Rocklin Campus is the main campus and is located at 5000 Rocklin Road, Rocklin, California. Current enrollment at Sierra College is about 20,500 students.
The City of Rocklin is a forward thinking place. The City is one of only two cities in the State of California to be approved for a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) program. Reflecting the City’s commitment to protecting the environment and providing safe transportation alternatives for residents, the NEV’s are highly efficient, zero-emission, low cost travel options. Ideal for short trips around town, NEV’s are often used by senior citizens and high school students going to and from school. The lanes are dual-use with bicycle traffic, keeping the NEVs separate from regular traffic and making their operation safe and efficient.
Interesting Facts/Historic Buildings and Places
Although officially incorporated in 1893, Rocklin’s recorded history began when Joel Parker Whitney established Spring Valley Ranch. Over the years, 25 miles of crushed stone roads, 12 granite bridges, stables, barns, and housing for 200 ranch hands and their families were all constructed on 30,000 sprawling acres, now considered the first developed property in Rocklin.
After the last Whitney family member died in 1926, the ranch began to deteriorate. The planned communities of Stanford Ranch and Whitney Oaks now occupy much of the former Spring Valley Ranch. As Rocklin evolved, the City saved many of the original granite bridges used to cross creeks on the Spring Valley Ranch, and the City’s Recreation Commission designed parks to include the bridges.
The City’s original claim to fame came with the mining of granite. In 1910, 22 quarries operated in Rocklin and, in 1912, nearly 2,000 train carloads of granite were sent out of town. Granite for the state capitol and many of the buildings in San Francisco came from Rocklin’s quarries. Today, Rocklin granite is as popular as ever, finding its way to kitchen counters and monument signs throughout the region.
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