Sunken Gardens — Attraction in Atascadero

This little town is very family-oriented. A place to visit, stay and or live. Everyone is very kind and generous in the community. Full of loving history. From tent City to the new refurbished City Hall rotunda building. A Landmark well beyond its expectations inside and out. I must see monument. The zoo is more than just a zoo it's a legacy of information. Along with the Atascadero Lake views. With all different kinds of wildlife all around. Also the Elks Lodge, Kiwanis, Moose Lodge and the Lions club. All help build and make this little home town bigger than life. And of course we can't forget all the religious churches. With all their comforting ceremonies that are held in the Atascadero Sunken Garden and the Atascadero Lake park at times. And of course City Hall and all the very intellectual City officials are always looking to better the community. This is a place of spectacular fellowship. EG Lewis the founder. And also with overwhelming history of the Faces of freedom landmark of our soldiers of the past wall. On the purple heart trail. There's a lot to this little town. More than you could ever imagine. And the history is just overwhelming. A fun great place to see,...

I'm specifically reviewing the carnival rides at the Fall Festival (2023) that I went on.

Zipper- Fun Zipper ride from Chance Rides. I got some 3 or 4 backward flips in a row one in 1 ride- I rode 2x.

Kamikaze- A.R.M. Kamikaze with plenty of hangtime! The restraints are pretty good as well. Loved the hangtime. Rode 1x

Tilt-A-Whirl- A typical Tilt-A-Whirl ride. This time I rode it, it was kind of forceless. Rode 1x

Spinny Berry Thing- Rode with some kids and spun a lot- rode 1x

Star Dancer (Technical Park?)- Amazing ride! Awesome positive g's, as well as some hangtime at the top of each swing. Favorite ride there! It's also pretty smooth for a carnival flat ride and doesn't feel as janky as the other rides. - rode 1x

Star Flyer- a typical, mini starflyer ride from ARM I believe. This ride is very fun! Great views! -Rode 2x

Orient Express- (Wisdom Rides Kiddie Coaster). This ride has a nice ride cycle, as the operators send you around 6-7x each per ride cycle. Very forceless, however. A tiny bit of laterals, And that's it. The coaster is awfully slow. -Rode 2x

Bumper Cars- I did lots of donuts in...

Such a beautiful building, and there's lots of Atascadero history to be learned here.

It's more than just another City Hall. You can check out the 3-4 small museum areas, and see how life was like back in the discovery days of Atascadero. Don't forget to request a tour of the upstairs Rotonda. It's beautiful, and the view is gorgeous as well.

Come and celebrate Colony Days in Atascadero every year in October. Located in Sunken Gardens (directly in front of City Hall). See what life was like, and enjoy more Atascadero history, directly in front of City Hall, all hosted by volunteers and sponsors. Look up colony days atascadero if you would like to be a...