Sports & Recreation

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Country Club Lanes

Country Club Lanes

Photo By Larry Dalton

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

Lake Tahoe

Photo By Don Button

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