We track 1 display in Rocklin. Every one of them is free to visit.
When to go
Displays here switch on around sunset. In Rocklin that means about 4:44 PM in early December and 4:44 PM by mid-month — the earliest sunsets of the year fall right in the middle of lights season. It is properly dark by about 5:14 PM, which is when the displays look their best. December nights in Rocklin typically drop to around 38°F.
Date
Sunset
Fully dark
Dec 1
4:44 PM
5:13 PM
Dec 15
4:44 PM
5:14 PM
Dec 25
4:49 PM
5:19 PM
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 Rocklin cluster, OpenStreetMap maps 12 public car parks and 3 public toilets. There is no shortage of cafés and takeaways for a hot drink on the way round.
typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting) · typically dusk – 10 PM
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Nearly all of the roughly 130 homes in this Rocklin neighborhood put up their own individual displays, drawing crowds who walk the streets during the season. A local Yelp reviewer called it the best lights display in the region.