Sports & Recreation
Readers’ choice
Best Kings player
Mike Bibby
2. Peja Stojakovic
3. Bobby Jackson
Best Monarchs player
Yolanda Griffith
2. Ticha Penicheiro
3. Nicole Powell
Best River Cats player
Matt Watson
2. Jermaine Clark
3. Christopher Mabeus
3. Steve Jackson
Best bowling alley
Country Club Lanes
2600 Watt Avenue, (916) 483-5105, www.countryclublanes.com
2. AMF Land Park Lanes
5850 Freeport Boulevard, (916) 421-3671, www.amfcenters.com
3. Folsom Lake Bowl
511 East Bidwell Street in Folsom, (916) 983-4411, www.folsomlakebowl.com
Best billiards
Blue Cue
1004 28th Street, (916) 442-7208, www.paragarys.com
2. Hard Times Billiards
5536 Garfield Avenue, (916) 332-8793, www.hardtimesbilliards.com
3. T.C.'s Billiard & Dart Club
3500 Fulton Avenue, (916) 978-9916
Best basketball court
McKinley Park
3330 McKinley Boulevard
2. Basketball Town
11327 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 160, in Rancho Cordova; (916) 861-0800; www.bballtown.net
3. Coloma Community Center
4623 T Street, (916) 808-6060
Best place for a family outing
Sacramento Zoo
3930 West Land Park Drive, (916) 264-5888, www.saczoo.com
2. William Land Park
4000 Land Park Drive
3. Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
7806 Folsom-Auburn Road in Folsom, (916) 988-0205, www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=500
Best gym
24 Hour Fitness
various locations, www.24hourfitness.com
2. California Family Fitness
various locations, www.californiafamilyfitness.com
3. Capital Athletic Club
1515 Eighth Street, (916) 442-3927, www.capitalac.com
Best amusement park
Six Flags Marine World
2001 Marine World Parkway in Vallejo, (707) 643-6722, www.sixflags.com
2. Six Flags Waterworld Sacramento
1600 Exposition Boulevard, (916) 924-3747, www.sixflags.com
3. Golfland Sunsplash
1893 Taylor Road in Roseville, (916) 784-1273, http://roseville.golfland.com
Best golf course
Haggin Oaks Golf Complex
3645 Fulton Avenue, (916) 481-GOLF, www.hagginoaks.com
2. William Land Golf Course
1701 Sutterville Road, (916) 277-1207, www.capitalcitygolf.com
3. Ancil Hoffman Golf Course
6700 Tarshes Drive in Carmichael, (916) 482-3813, www.empiregolf.com
Best ski resort
Heavenly Lake Tahoe
corner of Wildwood and Saddle in South Lake Tahoe, (775) 586-7000, www.skiheavenly.com
2. Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
629 Sugar Bowl Road in Norden, (530) 426-9000, www.sugarbowl.com
3. Kirkwood Mountain Resort
1501 Kirkwood Meadows Drive in Kirkwood, (209) 258-6000, www.kirkwood.com
Best picnic spot
William Land Park
4000 Land Park Drive
2. McKinley Park
3330 McKinley Boulevard
3. Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
7806 Folsom-Auburn Road in Folsom, (916) 988-0205, www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=500
Best place to bike
Along the American River
2. The trails near Folsom Lake
3. Downtown
Best place to hike
Lake Tahoe
2. American River
3. Yosemite
Best place to swim
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
7806 Folsom-Auburn Road in Folsom, (916) 988-0205, www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=500
2. American River
3. Six Flags Waterworld Sacramento
1600 Exposition Boulevard, (916) 924-3747, www.sixflags.com
Best yoga classes
24 Hour Fitness
various locations, www.24hourfitness.com
2. California Family Fitness
various locations, www.californiafamilyfitness.com
3. Yoga Loka
4820 Folsom Boulevard, (916) 454-4100, www.yogaloka.net