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A new recreational destination featuring surfing, action sports and overnight accommodations is moving forward in west Placer County.
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The Placer County Planning Commission approved plans on Thursday for Alchemy Surf Resort, a 25-acre resort proposed by Inland Surf Co. within the growing Placer One development. The resort would be built along Placer One Boulevard, east of Foothills Boulevard North and south of the planned Placer Parkway.
The resort, just north of Roseville’s city limits, would be built around a 5-acre surf lagoon and is planned to include a 100-room hotel, 22 bungalows and a 28,390-square-foot surf center.
Other amenities include a standing wave pool, an outdoor skate plaza, a children’s playground, beaches, spas and cold plunges.
An action sports area is also planned with trampolines, climbing walls and indoor skate facilities. Food and beverage services, retail and gathering spaces will be located throughout the resort.
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Placer County Planning Director Chris Pahule said the approved plans provide a framework for the project to bring a new recreational and hospitality use to the area.
According to documents prepared by county planners, the resort is expected to draw its largest crowds during the summer. The project estimates an average of 1,680 visitors per day on summer weekdays and 2,180 per day on weekends and holidays from June through August.
The surf lagoon is planned to operate year-round, with hours varying by season. During the summer, the lagoon could operate from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., while the surf center could remain open from 5:30 a.m. to midnight. The resort is expected to employ about 205 workers on a peak-season day and 148 on a low-season day.
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“Alchemy Surf Resort represents another step in the development of the Placer One area and adds a new recreational and hospitality use to the mix of uses planned for west Placer,” he said.
According to developers, guests would purchase one-hour surf sessions, with about 10 to 16 sessions offered each day depending on the season. The project anticipates about 50 to 60 surfers in the lagoon at a time on an average day and as many as 90 during peak periods. The 5-acre lagoon would be about 8.2 feet deep at its deepest point and hold 21 acre-feet of water. It would use Wavegarden Cove technology to generate artificial waves, according to the planning documents.
The resort also could host children’s day camps and training programs for surfing and skateboarding during school breaks. Other activities could include school visits, birthday parties, team-building programs and live music at the resort’s restaurants. Surf competitions and other special events would require separate county permits.
Artificial surf parks have expanded across the United States in the decade since professional surfer Kelly Slater unveiled his Surf Ranch in Lemoore. Slater and his team spent years developing the technology before demonstrating the wave in December 2015, according to previous Fresno Bee reporting.
The Lemoore facility uses a mechanical hydrofoil that travels along a roughly 2,300-foot lagoon to generate waves. Since then, surf parks using different wave-making technologies have opened in Texas, Arizona, Virginia and New Jersey, as well as Palm Springs.
Alchemy Surf Resort would use from Wavegarden Cove, according to the planning documents. The Spanish technology uses a series of mechanical modules to push water and generate waves that can be adjusted for different surfing abilities. The technology is already in use in the United States. Atlantic Park Surf in Virginia Beach, which opened in 2025, was the first U.S. surf park to use Wavegarden Cove technology, according to WavePoolMag.
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Officials said Inland Surf Co. is planning to break ground in spring 2027.