Nearest Airport
: Burbank Airport: Bob Hope International
at 53
Miles
Nearest Beach
: beach
at 74
Miles
Car: recommended
Directions to Pine Mountain Club: Take the Intersate 5 Freeway north of Los Angeles through Santa Clarita. You will pass Pyramid Lake and the town of Gorman and then exit at Frazier Park. The exit comes to a stop sign. Take a left onto Frazier Mountain Road. Drive up into the woods through Frazier Park, pass Lockwood Valley Road. Turn right on Mil Potrero Road. Look for the Pine Mountain Club Sign on the left (with a condor on it) and set your odometer. PMC village is 2.5 miles. Look for the general store on the left and the club house/golf course on the right. Kern County is called California's Golden Empire for a good reason. Found at the southern end of California's great Central Valley, Kern County is the gateway to Southern California, the San Joaquin Valley, the Sierra Nevada and the Mojave Desert. As you can see from the map, Santa Barbara (2 hours) and Los Angeles (1 - 1.5 hour) are within drivable distance. Wineries can be found in the central valley.
Other Activities: Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor Water Park
Golf: Pine Mountain Club offers a gorgeous SCGA rated golf course surrounded by the Los Padres National Forest. The course, with its breathtaking scenery, is essentially a nine-hole, par 30 executive course, but it can be played twice with a change in yardages for the second round. This course has a mighty layout that will challenge any golfer.
The PGA Pro is available for individual lessons and clinics by appointment. Club repair is also available and equipment can be special-ordered through the Pro Shop.
Ski: Mount Pinos (8831') is the highest peak in the area. Skiing to/from the summit is through scenic forest and meadow. The view from the summit is well worth the effort. Two meadows along the way are great for ski practice and the surrounding ridges are excellent for carving telemark turns.
Mount Pinos provides several views: a straight and narrow valley, the San Andreas Rift Zone is to the north; San Joaquin Valley and the snow-covered southern Sierra Nevada -- with its beautiful snow-tipped peaks -- is to the far north; the Tehachapi Mountains are to the east; the Mojave Desert is to the far east. If you ski west to the wildlife-viewing station, you can see Lockwood Valley below to the south and snow-covered Pine Mountain on the opposite (south) side of Lockwood Valley. Below and to the west are the slopes of the Cuyama Badlands. The eastern end of the San Rafael Mountains is on the opposite (west) side of the badlands.
