Roseville Utility Exploration Center — Attraction in Roseville

A great place to explore for kids. And adults too! haha... This is the City of Roseville's Utility dept's exploration center, kind of like a science center, but it's multi-faceted. There's permanent and changing exhibits with interesting information about how utilities (electricity, water, gas, etc.) are sourced and delivered. There are games, scavenger hunts, and tons of interactive displays about conservation, decomposition, recycling, reusing, reducing, etc. Because it's all hands-on, kids love it and everything's really quite engaging.

The whole place is well lighted and designed and just very welcoming b/c it's so filled with colorful and creative posters, demonstrations, and activities. It's also fun for parents and other adults. There are also various programs held here to educate the public about topics like composting, gardening, conserving energy, and special programs for kids to learn about the application of science and technology. Overall, this is a really wonderful center for...

We had a great time at the recent Roseville Earth Festival. The utility exploration hosted the event and they did a great job! The library inside is a great resource for young kids to learn about earth conservation and earth sciences. Also the locally made up-cycled art hanging on the walls is a real eye catcher. I recommend at least one trip to the center just to see what they have going on. However, the Earth festival was amazing, great food trucks, live music and animal and fashion shows. Lots of tips for conservation, plus cool energy and water...

My son loves here soooooo much. We try to join the activity every month since I found out about it. After the activity is over, my son has a lot of fun in the Utility center, like playing magnets, electric generators, pizzles, ect. The workers and volunteers are super nice and patient. My son always asks to stay another 10 minutes and another 10 minutes. He doesn't want to leave every time...