Indoor adventure park proposed for vacant building in Citrus Heights

By Sara Beth Williams–
Citrus Heights could soon be getting a new entertainment option, if plans are approved by the city.

A proposal for an adventure park called Funcity Trampoline Park was submitted for review to the city last month.

Documents show the trampoline park is proposed for the location of 8525 Auburn Blvd., in the building that formerly housed Big Lots. A site plan indicates that the trampoline park will include a large indoor playground area, party rooms, restrooms, and more.

According to the site plan, the indoor play area will consist of multiple types of play equipment, including a 90-degree slide, zipline, swings, trampolines, obstacle courses, a swinging bridge, balance beams, and climbing structures such as a transparent climbing structure, cube climbing structure, a climbing wall, and more. Another section of the play area includes a bubble soccer field, a skyline climbing course, a foam pit, a dodgeball field, “ninja” and “Super Mario” courses, and a trampoline obstacle course. The site plans indicate that ceilings will be left exposed.

Additionally, the site plan includes eight party rooms, a common area, and an arcade, along with restrooms, a break room, and a reception area with cubbies.

Several Funcity Trampoline and Adventure Park locations exist throughout the country, each with independent websites specific to the city where they’re located, but all with the same logo and website layout. A video from Funcity Trampoline Park in Lansing, Michigan shows an expansive indoor playground with multiple trampolines, foam pits, slides, a dodgeball field and a zipline over a large foam pit. Guests can purchase daily tickets, book a party, or buy gift cards and passes. Currently, locations exist in Michigan, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ohio and New Jersey.

In the same shopping plaza where the trampoline park is proposed, a Ukrainian church wants to remodel the 50,000-square-foot building next door into a new sanctuary for their congregation. Plans for the remodel are still under review according to the city’s website. Spring of Life Church purchased the vacant building for $3.95 million in the fall of 2023, according to prior reports. Previously, Studio Movie Grill had once planned to occupy the space.

In the same building, a proposal for a new car dealership that would have occupied a portion of the former Big Lots building was withdrawn in 2024, according to the city.

Other nearby approved projects include a Starbucks to be built across the street from California Burgers and a food truck plaza to be constructed at the corner of Twin Oaks Avenue and Auburn Boulevard.