Trail-A-Bration

Just north of the City’s Woodcreek Golf Course, you’ll find this trail on the east side of Woodcreek Oaks Boulevard. This trail skirts the south side of the Campus Oaks neighborhood. Campus Oaks features plenty of green spaces and includes pickleball courts, a covered picnic area, a dog park and a ninja course. Future plans call for an extension of this trail, ultimately to Foothills Boulevard.

Woodcreek High School uses this natural trail to teach school children about the sensitive habitats like the wetlands, seasonal streams, and vernal pools which are home to many plants and animals. Read the informational signs along the way to learn something new.

Experience a 3.4-mile paved loop around the outskirts of Maidu Regional Park, and be sure to read the book “Pete the Cat” as you walk the smaller loop inside the park. This park has it all, including the Maidu Community Center, the Maidu Library, sports courts, ball fields, picnic areas, children’s playgrounds, a skate park, and the Maidu Museum & Historic Site. Be sure to visit the Korean War Memorial and Rose Garden if you have time, or test your fitness at the Outdoor Fitness Court.

Between Woodcreek Oaks Boulevard and Foothills Boulevard, you’ll find a trail that parallels McAnally Drive. Listen closely and you might hear the buzzing of the nearby powerlines. This trail is a good spot for bird watching. You can spot hawks, quail, egrets and yellow-billed magpies in the open space. Vernal pools pop up in the spring with geese making it home.

This trail recently received the honor as a National Recreation Trail. Discover this 8.8-mile out-and-back trail that got its name from gold mining activities just after the 1849 Gold Rush. Generally considered an easy route, this is a very popular area for hiking, mountain biking, and running, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring. The trail is beautiful to visit anytime. Follow the signs to the Maidu Grinding Rock and learn how Native Americans used these large stones in their everyday lives, see the art installation “Cosmos” at Sculpture Park, and look for signs explaining the remnants of the Golden Gate Bridge over creek crossings.

Pleasant Grove Creek Trail takes users through a suburban and scenic trip in west Roseville. Multiple entry points along this route allow users to tailor a ride or walk to suit their needs. You can travel to multiple parks, a dog park, tennis courts, ballfields, shopping areas or simply enjoy the natural setting. Depending on the season, you can find blooming wildflowers, pistachios on trees, and egrets along the running creek.

This neighborhood trail goes through a greenbelt and connects residents from Baseline Road to Junction Boulevard or further north to the Mahany Park Nature Reserve. 

With the mature oak trees surrounding the trail you can almost feel like you are away from the city. This short trail that ends near Viola Way will someday connect to Rocklin’s trail network.

This trail segment will soon connect and be part of the Dry Creek Greenway East trail currently being constructed. The expanded trail leads trail users west to Downtown Roseville and Royer Park and connects with the Miner’s Ravine Trail, which continues all the way to Sierra College Boulevard. Trail users heading east will be able to travel to Rocky Ridge Drive.

This trail begins near Ruby Nelson Park, leading west to Foothills Boulevard and north to an office complex. This shady trail is very quiet considering its proximity to Pleasant Grove Boulevard. Turkeys inhabit this area and look for bat houses in the trees.

Starting at Veteran’s Memorial Park, this trail heads south at Blue Oaks Boulevard. The south branch meanders along the stream, connecting to Baquera Park, Blue Oaks Elementary, and Blue Oaks Park. The trail ends just south of the Cedar Springs Court access point. You’ll often see turkeys wandering the area, as well as birds, squirrels and deer. See if you can find the “Kindness Rock” garden along the trail. In addition to its natural beauty and accessibility, the Pleasant Grove Creek Trail is a popular fitness destination.