special promotional section
adjacent 5-acre parcel that was purchased
by Brentwood Developments. Mixed-
use residential, retail and restaurants are
planned for the site.
About a mile and a half north of Quarry
Park is the Sunset Whitney Recreation
Area, site of the former 184-acre Rocklin
Golf Club, purchased by the City of Rocklin
in December 2017 for $5.8 million. The city
transformed it into a recreation area with
2.7 miles of trails along ponds, trees and
homes. Another 2.63 miles are planned
for the park’s east side. “We see Sunset
Whitney as not only a great opportunity
now, but moving into the future as a green
island in the city, on a scale of Central Park
in New York or other urban areas,” Young
says.
As the city looks at funding sources
for future SWRA projects, local advocacy
groups are weighing in with ideas, says Phil
Lewis, Rocklin parks director, who calls the
park’s future “a blank canvas.”
SWRA has already been bringing the
community together, hosting fundraiser 5K
runs and free movie screenings. Assisting
city officials at SWRA and the city’s other
36 parks is the Trail Keepers, led by former
Rocklin Mayor Jerry Mitchell, a resident of
the city for almost 40 years.
The volunteer group cleans up trash
along trails and sidewalks, identifying
hazards and maintenance issues, such as
broken sprinklers, trail washouts, fallen
trees and illegal campers.
The group formed in April 2019 and
through December covered almost 120
miles of trails, using an elaborate self-re-
porting system that enables volunteers to
log distance and time spent maintaining
the parks, which is closely monitored by
the city.
“We really, really love our parks in
Rocklin,” Mitchell says.
Steve Martarano was a reporter at the Sac-
ramento Union for 10 years before working
in public affairs for both state and federal
agencies in Sacramento. On Twitter
@MartArchives.
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