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Attractions near Elk Grove

From Elk Grove, 18 mi to ARCO Arena

Each year, some 500K people go to California State Railroad Museum. No place to visit is mapped inside Elk Grove; 39 are within 40 miles. Look for 18 museums, 5 gardens and 4 state parks. A drive of 47 mi brings you to Lake Berryessa.

Attractions nearby
73
within 60 miles
The big one
12 mi
Sutter's Fort
National park units
3
parks & monuments
State park · 12 mi northwest

Sutter's Fort

Historic park in Sacramento, California.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

What’s around Elk Grove

On the map, most of the 39 sit to the northwest.

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Orange: Elk Grove. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All 39 on the list

The list runs to 73 places, all within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Elk Grove → · Elk Grove’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Diablo: Trurl66, Public domain · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empire Mine State Historic Park: Beej71, CC BY 2.5 · Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: M.Mierzwa. MCalamari at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Adventist Health Arena: Christopher Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crocker Art Museum: Amadscientist Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · Western Railway Museum: LPS.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chabot Space and Science Center: The original uploader was Daniel Olsen at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Tilden Regional Park: Ijon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Sacramento State Historic Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John Muir National Historic Site: NPS, Public domain · Blackhawk Museum: ShakataGaNai, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Haggin Museum: Bluelight999, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sacramento Zoo: L Wade Brown (Grubbycup), CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS LCS(L)(3)-102: United States Navy, Lt. Erik Reynolds, Public domain · Aerospace Museum of California: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lawrence Hall of Science: Namedina. Cropped by Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY 2.5 · The California Museum: Ldabrahams at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Crest Theatre: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sleep Train Pavilion: dantc from San Francisco, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · California State Capitol Museum: [2], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sonoma TrainTown Railroad: Cullen328 (Jim Heaphy), CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Lucid: U.S. Navy photo, Public domain · Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial: en:National Park Service image., Public domain · William Land Park: Mymetlifebee$1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blake Garden: John Lambert Pearson, CC BY 2.0 · Sonoma Barracks: Stepheng3, CC0 · University of California Botanical Garden: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Elmshaven: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Napa Valley Opera House: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Benicia Capitol State Historic Park: Epolk, Public domain · California Automobile Museum: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McHenry Mansion: Rayana fazli at en.wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley Park: Ingawh, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Micke Grove Zoo: Breck22, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sacramento History Museum: Janannwa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of California, Davis, Arboretum and Public Garden: Shamanic Shift Center from Living and out reaching more in rainbow spacetime & c, CC BY 2.0 · Cesar E. Chavez Plaza: Lowe, Jet Related names: O'Connell, Kristen, transmitter California State Railr, Public domain · Gallo Center for the Arts: OsotedeMonte, CC BY 3.0 · Ruth Bancroft Garden: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum: Nick DeCicco, Public domain · Bohart Museum of Entomology: Jakobjess, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California State Indian Museum: Epp, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Don Francisco Galindo House: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wells Fargo Pavilion: Amadscientist, Public domain · Gardens at Heather Farm: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain · Woodland Opera House: Flickr user basykes, CC BY 2.0 · Bernhard Museum Complex: YankeeSpirit, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Depot Park Museum: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eddy Arboretum: United States Forest Service, Public domain · Jensen Botanical Gardens: Kowloonese at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Regional Parks Botanic Garden: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rusch Botanical Gardens: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · Sonoma Valley Museum of Art: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · University Arboretum at California State University, Sacramento: DevinCook at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Markham Regional Arboretum: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0

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