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State Parks

Marina State Beach
831-649-2836
Located at the foot of Reservation Road in Marina, California, 10 miles north of Monterey; Marina State Beach meanders through the Marina Dunes Natural Preserves. Visitors often enjoy hang-gliding, radio-controlled gliders, flying kites and picnicking. more... map

Marina Equestrian Center
California Avenue and 9th Street; P.O. Box 1320 • Marina, CA 93933
Located 1 Mile off Highway 1
831-521-6168
A public park owned by the City of Marina and operated by the non-profit Marina Equestrian Association, the Marina Equestrian Center offers self-care boarding, heated wash racks, two arenas, a roundpen, 30 pastures for turning horses out, a trailer park and more. more... map

Del Monte Golf Course
1300 Sylvan Road • Monterey, CA 93940
831-373-2700
Opened in 1897, this 18 hole, par 72 golf course is the oldest course in continuous operation west of the Mississippi. Designed by golf and polo enthusiast Charles Maud, this inland course was the original host of the California State Amateur and it continues to serve as one of three courses on which the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational is played. more... map
Desert Dunes Golf Club
19300 Palm Drive • Monterey, CA 92240
Located in Desert Hot Springs
760-251-5370, 888-42-DUNES
Situated in the Coachella Valley, Desert Dunes Golf Club, a Robert Trent Jones, Jr. course, hosts U.S. Open and PGA Tour qualifying events, is rated a Four Star Place to Play by Golf Digest, and is ranked as one of the Top 30 public golf facilities in the country. more... map