Christmas lights in Citrus Heights, California

We track 6 displays in Citrus Heights — the 4th-densest city for lights in California. Every one of them is free to visit.

When to go

Displays here switch on around sunset. In Citrus Heights that means about 4:44 PM in early December and 4:45 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:15 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Citrus Heights typically drop to around 38°F.

The Citrus Heights lights loop — 6 stops

We ordered every display in Citrus Heights into the shortest sensible driving loop: roughly 13 miles and 55 minutes of driving, before you count time spent parked and looking. Start wherever is closest to you and follow it round.

1. 7544 Watson Way display — 7544 Watson Way
2. Karen Rae Court displays — 7131 and 7143 Karen Rae Court
3. Golden Rain Court — Golden Rain Court
4. 6099 Peoria Drive display — 6099 Peoria Drive
5. 6636 Goldenwood Circle display — 6636 Goldenwood Circle
6. Orelle Creek Court — Orelle Creek Court

Driving estimate assumes a 25 mph average on residential streets plus four minutes stopped per display. Straight-line distances with a road-network allowance — treat it as a planning figure, not a satnav route.

Practicalities

Residential displays have no facilities of their own — no parking, no toilets, nowhere to warm up — so it is worth knowing what is around. Within about three miles of the Citrus Heights cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 6 public car parks and 6 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.

All 6 displays in Citrus Heights

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