Elk Grove, Calif.
Elk Grove is full of fun family entertainment options!
Population: 171,844
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ABOUT
Elk Grove is located just south of downtown Sacramento and is easily accessible from Highway 99 and Interstate 5. It is a great place for young professionals and young families to live. The city of Elk Grove incorporated in July 2000, and since then has grown by leaps and bounds. Elk Grove was the fastest-growing city in the U.S. between July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2005 and is presently the largest city in Sacramento County.
Elk Grove was founded in 1850 as a stage stop for travelers coming from Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area, when the Elk Grove Hotel and Stage Stop was opened by James Hall and the town was named after it. In the following decades, Elk Grove remained a small farming community with little urban development. In the late 1980s, suburban development projects began to spring up around the community, specifically in the north near Sacramento. This was meant to serve Sacramento's population as well as San Francisco commuters seeking a community relatively near the San Francisco Bay Area which they could settle in and still commute from.
Today, Elk Grove is home to large corporations and employers like Apple, Inc. and is where the iMax was manufactured for many years. Other large employers in Elk Grove include Elk Grove Unified School District, California Correctional Health Care Services, and Cosumnes Community Services District.
Things to do
Bartholomew Family Sports Park has a variety of amenities including four tennis courts, and lighted football, soccer and baseball fields. The park has two playgrounds, one designed for children ages 2 – 5 and another for ages 5 – 12 – complete with a shaded picnic area.
Pins N Strikes Family Entertainment Center was established in 2009 and has been Sacramento’s ultimate place for family fun! We are equipped with 44 bowling lanes featuring a state-of-the-art scoring system, sound and lighting system, over 100 arcade games, and a Live DJ spinning today’s top hits and more on special nights and events. Plus, next door you’ll find an indoor glow-in-the-dark mini golf course!
Elk Grove is home to many local and national restaurants where you’ll be sure to find something to appeal to yourself or your whole group! Some restaurants you’ll find in Elk Grove include BJ’s Brewhouse, Chevy’s Fresh Mex, Paesanos, Mikuni Japanese Restaurant, Chicago Fire Pizza, Boulevard Bistro, Elk Grove Sports Bar, Dos Coyotes Border Cafe, Five Guys, Macaroni Grill, Leatherby’s Family Creamery, and more.
