At The Grounds

Cool place for youth basketball and baseball. Parking comes at a fee. Entry fees as well. Restrooms were clean. Food selection was nice with food trucks setup outside. There's a cafe inside. The courts were all in nice shape. The nets for volleyball are set up a little messy. The need to be more tight so play can happen off the net. One of the better venues I've been to for youth sports.

Our first time at the newly remodeled Placer County Fair grounds. The Grounds, what we saw looked very nice, New and clean. Every staff member we talked with was very nice. We arrived late after work. We were there to see the Spazmatics perform. We were hoping to go earlier to enjoy more of the other fair attractions. But we only saw the Spazmatics and ordered a beer. The beer, bar and restrooms were located in close locations to the stage. They had tables and chairs out, would of been nice to have few more. But people also needed space to dance. They had a good amount of space for dancing which was very nice! Hopefully they have The Spazmatics back again soon!

My second time visiting the grounds and attending an event. I attended the same event of the Home and Garden show roughly about four years ago. For this particular event, I could say that a lot more options of Tiny Homes are available and possibly a few more food vendors as well. The grounds seem to have been kept up nicely. I like how they have what seem to be a dog relieving area to me. I noticed a red fire hydrant and not too far from that was a dog statue so I'm assuming. Nice to see this is another dog friendly location as well. I also noticed a few other activities that could be held in one of their buildings whether it's large sporting events or possibly Jim family events. We did pay for parking during this cigar event, so I'm guessing they probably charge parking for any event that they do have at the location being held. Overall, great spot to have events

Came here for the Placer County Fair.Parking was $10.Adult admission was $8.There was a good amount of food stands.We got a snow cone, doughnut, corn dog, and churro. Everything was delicious.There's a small play area for the kiddos, rides, and carnival games. It's an enjoyable experience, but much smaller than the State Fair in Sacramento. As adults, I'd say expect to spend 1-2 hours here.Note for the COVID conscious: No one was wearing masks or distancing in lines. Condiments and snow cone syrup are at self-serve common areas. Some stands have hand sanitizer available.

If I could give it zero stars I would. We were here for a girls wrestling tournament, and it was absolutely disgusting how they treated these athletes and their families. These girls and their families wake up at 5am to be at the auditorium and then were being harassed by the security guard because no food or water was allowed( not even the lobby) a lot of these girls fast 12 plus hours to make weight the next morning. They had grown men confiscating Gatorade from 15/16 year old girls.

Went to The Grounds for Sinister Creature Con, a horror convention that was happening the same day as a jiu jitsu event. Crazy crowd!Even though martial artists and scary creatures don't really mesh together, the venue was pretty solid. Air conditioning was (thankfully) working like a charm, and the area with the vendors was plenty clean. It's essentially a giant auditorium that is used for multiple sporting events, but it gets the job done.

A very small event center that charges way too much for parking for their events. Came here for a few gem/jewelry shows and was disappointed about how small scale everything is. (I guess I'm too used to Bay Area shows). I don't mind if a show is small, but I think it's unnecessary for such a small venue to charge so much for parking. Recently my mom was visiting and I had commented that there was a Placer County Fair going on. She remembered the fun times we had at the San Mateo County Fair and Orange County/LA County Fairs in the past and said she'd like to check it out. I figured it would be tiny, given how small this place is, but at least it'd be fun to walk around and get some fair food, right? We paid $10 for parking. Then we paid $17 for admission ($7 adults, $3 seniors). Gees, $27 just to get IN to the fair?! Oh well, we gotta support our county, right?Now we wouldn't have minded paying so much if it was great or even good. Instead, we walk into the fairground and we're met by a bunch of tents set up by local businesses. Understandably, they're out to get more customers but we totally felt like sheep walking among wolves. My husband made the mistake of engaging in conversation with the first tent and as we continued walking, she ends up chasing down my husband to try to get his business. Seriously? We're paying $27 to be hounded by companies?We walk around for a few minutes and then go, wait, that's it?! So we figure, okay, well we're here, let's get some fair food. We're not even that picky with fair food but nothing looked even remotely appetizing. Everyone around us looked bored and hot (it was pretty warm). We wanted to spend some money for something yummy but given the lack of many choices, we weren't able to find anything. Talk about disappointing.As we walked around to make sure there wasn't another aisle or building that we had accidentally missed (we didn't), my mom turns to me and says in another language, "We got tricked." (Or I guess it'd be better translated, "We fell for it.")On our way out, we had to maneuver our way around that first tent so my husband wouldn't get hounded by that loud woman again. Turns out she was standing under the tree smoking, so we didn't have to worry after all.The high point: We got a cute free ruler and chapstick from iFLY and another company--I think T-Mobile. Yay, we love free swag.While I'm all for supporting our county and even a small-scale fair, guests should not be made to feel like they were ripped off. For such a small fair, at least charge less for parking. Or admission. I feel bad for families that paid so much to get in and then have to pay for tickets for rides, etc. Unless they start charging less or move to a bigger venue and do something drastically different, the Placer County Fair is TOTALLY not worth it. Our first and last time. Save your money and just go to the California State Fair in July.

Nice clean gym. Pretty organized compared to other venues. Ample parking and friendly staff so far.

New facility opened in February 2020.Large parking lot. We were here for the Vollyball tournament. Indoor was high cellings .. was divided into 24 volleyball courts. Courts were meant for basketball and volleyball tournament. Facility has free WiFi for the guest.Love the facility would love to see them add options for displaying scores

Horrible parking situation, unorganized, gos routing has not been updated. One entrance and one exit.