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Pala Mesa Golf Resort

Housed within a sophisticated 3-star, ranch-style resort, this championship course meanders along the foothills and fragrant vines of Temecula wine country, offering advanced golfers with undulating greens, broad fairways and challenging obstacles to hone their skills. They also have a short 9-hole course for quick rounds with plain tee boxes. Rated as one of California’s 200 best courses by Golf Digest, the club also has an esteemed golf academy of talented PGA certified pros. The Aqua Terra Restaurant on site is best known for its steak and crafted beer. In the evenings, you can enjoy live music and refreshments at the resort’s stylish bar. Read More

Nestled in Downtown San Diego, Pantoja Park is a sprawling public park in the heart of Marina District. The park is named after Don Juan Pantoja y Arriola, a navigator from Spain who was the first to draw the map of San Diego in 1782. The oldest park in the city, Pantoja Park was built in 1850 and has been a popular tourist spot since then. The highlight of the park is the grand statue of Benito Juarez, the 26th president of Mexico. Pantoja Park is a little oasis of lush greenery amidst the concrete ocean encompassing it. Adorned with large trees and fragrant flowers, the park is home to walking paths and benches, making it an ideal place for spending a couple of hours in leisure. The park is bounded by low-rise condo buildings dating back to the eighties and nineties, including Park Row, The Watermark, The Brickyard, Marina Park, and Columbia Place. In 1969, the spacious park was listed as the seventh historical landmark of San Diego by the Historical Resources Board of the city. Read More

Paso Picacho Campground is a rustic site for camping in RVs, tents and well-equipped cabins within beautiful oak forests. With endless hiking, mountain biking and equestrian trails through Cuyamaca Rancho, this campground is a highly admired facility for enjoying nature and rare Californian wildlife sightings. Known as one of the two largest family campgrounds in the state park, sites at Paso Picacho Campground are spread out well to allow privacy and come with picnic tables and stoves. Some group areas with lofty pines and grassy meadows have campfire rings where you can enjoy chilled drinks and grilled delights during evenings. Stonewall Peak in the east offers expansive nature visuals and houses the most frequently hiked trail in the campground area. You can climb the 5,700 foot tall peak and enjoy a series of long, meandering switchbacks on your way. Another popular trail leads you to Cuyamaca Peak at 6,512 feet from where you can see the Channel Islands and when weather permits, Mexico. Lake Cuyamaca along the camp is a hotspot for boating, swimming and fishing trout. It also provides the perfect backdrop for weddings, photoshoots and corporate events, for which Paso Picacho Campground offers a shady outdoor space and dining joints. Read More

The Pechanga Resort Casino is the largest in California with around 200,000 sq. ft. of gaming space. This modern casino hotel is 4.1 miles from downtown Temecula. The resort has a dynamic casino, a rooftop nightclub, a golf course, all along with a multi-cuisine dining arrangement. It is a native American casino on the Pechanga Indian Reservation, owned by the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians. Here, the free benefits offered to the visitors involve access to the fitness room, pool, and valet parking. Pechanga is a AAA four-diamond award-winning property, with high-quality service. It has more than 15 restaurants and bars, comprising the Great Oak Steakhouse, lobby bar & grill, and more. The Pechanga casino offers more than 4,800 slot machines, 164 table games, poker, an off-track betting facility, & a 700 seater modernized bingo facility. Moreover, there's a non-smoking casino floor with over 460 slots and a non-smoking poker room with 43 tables. It also has a Business convention, Pechanga golf course, and Spa Pechanga. There's a 1200-seater showroom theater, several clubs, and lounges for entertainment. Read More

The east trail head of Penasquitos Canyon, located in southern California, contains a beautiful waterfall as its destination. The easy hike on flat and well-carved trails meanders along the Penasquitos creek which retains water year-round. But the best time to find a heavy white cascade is in spring, winters or just after heavy rainfall in the area. You will be hiking in the shades of many cottonwood trees amidst colorful wildflowers to reach the rock stairs taking you to the bed of the waterfall. With well-marked signboards placed along the lush and green trails, the six-mile hike will let you encounter many alternate routes but keeping the right will lead you to the correct destination. The place offers a calm space on its rocks for visitors to sunbathe and relax by the creek surrounded by beautiful coloured flowers. The wooden bridges within the lush forest setting to cross small streams of the creek adds to the refreshment and beauty of this hiking experience. Read More

Tucked away in a corner of Ocean Beach, the magnificent Point Loma Native Plant Garden is home to some of the rarest native plant species that thrive in San Diego. The serene garden features a native plant nursery, in which seedlings of the local plants are nurtured. A team of garden volunteers meet frequently to indulge in several activities like watering the plants, maintaining the paths, and planting more seeds. Several plants in the collection are not found anywhere else in this world naturally but here, making it a unique tourist attraction in the city. Read More

Rich in cultural history, the lush Presidio Park is where San Diego began. The glorious attraction was a shelter for the natives for several centuries, first occupied by the Kumeyaay people. Stretched across 40 acres, the magnificent park encompasses what remains of the San Diego Mission and the San Diego Presidio at present. A national park today, the Presidio has been witness to military forts, mission buildings, wood houses, crude stockades, military quarters, and a cemetery. Although none of the original structures can be found now, the open space has been honoured as a National Historic Landmark in 1960. Gorgeous as it is, the popular tourist spot offers mesmerizing views of the city that surrounds it, the endless Pacific Ocean, and the San Diego River Valley. The stretch of bright green land is always open for quaint picnics, providing the ideal playground for children. Several people also use the park to host special events like weddings and birthdays.The iconic Junipero Serra Museum, exhibiting the artifacts collected during the several archaeological excavations on the site, is located at Presidio Park. The museum chronicles the history of San Diego and draws in art lovers and history enthusiasts in large numbers. Read More

Pumpkin stations are pumpkin patches located throughout San Diego. A total of six locations involve Rancho Bernardo Farm, Mission Valley Station, Bonita Pumpkin Farm, and more. These pumpkin stations feature pumpkin patches, rows and rows of ripe pumpkins collected from the farm. Varied sizes of pumpkins are available there for purchase. Other than this, there are fun rides for kids like the train ride and Ferris wheel ride, giant slides, petting zoos, and more. Foodstuff and drinks from outside are allowed. Dogs on-leash are allowed here. Read More

Basked in the sweetened desert sunshine amidst sparkling waterfalls, lakes and native plants, the Rams Hill Golf Club’s course meanders through Anza Borrego State Park’s hilly terrain. Their hotel, La Casa del Zoro, is a polished property with elegant views, tile flooring, fireplaces and vaulted ceilings. Chef de Cuisine’s Kurt Hauser prepares extraordinary delicacies for you to relish at the private lawn diners. The golf course is sculpted on a plain valley with lush fairways, perfectly distanced tee boxes and greens, offering golfers a relaxed game. Trainees can choose between the 9-hole and 18-hole course, depending on their range of comfort. Read More

Housed within a 4-star Spanish style inn, the Rancho Bernardo Golf Course is perfect for hosting tournaments and leagues for advanced golfers and has signature grass along the oak-lined greens. Practice and instruction are available at the driving range featuring grass or mat tees, distanced accurately for beginners. The resort has a restaurant with a verandah lounge and grill serving fresh American dishes and chilled beers. After your round of golf, stay at the majestic, well-equipped suites and enjoy therapeutic treatments at the spa. The banquet hall and buffet are also a great choice for celebrating romantic weddings, corporate meetings and parties with pomp and ceremony. Read More