Best Municipal Golf Courses in California
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, California has 74 municipal golf courses. The complete list below is ordered by public accessibility and course history — every entry is verified against the OpenStreetMap-derived course registry.
| # | Course | City | Access | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altadena Golf Course | Altadena | Municipal | 1910 |
| 2 | Recreation Park 18 Golf Course | Long Beach | Municipal | 1910 |
| 3 | Porterville Municipal Golf Course | Porterville | Municipal | 1920 |
| 4 | Eighteen Hole At Balboa Park Municipal Golf Club | San Diego | Municipal | 1921 |
| 5 | Healdsburg Golf Club At Tayman Park | Healdsburg | Municipal | 1921 |
| 6 | Nine Hole At Balboa Park Municipal Golf Club | San Diego | Municipal | 1921 |
| 7 | Bidwell Park Golf Course | Chico | Municipal | 1922 |
| 8 | Harding At Griffith Park Golf Courses | Los Angeles | Municipal | 1923 |
| 9 | Bella Verde Golf Club Montebello 9 Course | Montebello | Municipal | 1928 |
| 10 | Bella Verde Golf Club Signature Par 3 Course | Montebello | Municipal | 1928 |
| 11 | Lemoore Golf Course | Lemoore | Municipal | 1928 |
| 12 | Sharp Park Golf Course | Pacifica | Municipal | 1932 |
| 13 | Poplar Creek Golf Course | San Mateo | Municipal | 1933 |
| 14 | Rancho Park Par 3 Golf Course | Los Angeles | Municipal | 1948 |
| 15 | Airways Golf Course | Fresno | Municipal | 1952 |
| 16 | Eighteen At Bing Maloney Golf Course | Sacramento | Municipal | 1952 |
| 17 | Swenson Park Golf Course The Oak Course | Stockton | Municipal | 1952 |
| 18 | Chester Washington Golf Course | Los Angeles | Municipal | 1953 |
| 19 | King City Golf Course | King City | Municipal | 1953 |
| 20 | Balboa At Sepulveda Golf Complex | Encino | Municipal | 1954 |
| 21 | Mission Bay Golf Course | San Diego | Municipal | 1955 |
| 22 | Sunken Gardens Golf Course | Sunnyvale | Municipal | 1955 |
| 23 | Alhambra Municipal Golf Course | Alhambra | Municipal | 1956 |
| 24 | Coronado Golf Course | Coronado | Municipal | 1957 |
| 25 | Encino At Sepulveda Golf Complex | Encino | Municipal | 1957 |
| 26 | North At Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course | La Jolla | Municipal | 1957 |
| 27 | South At Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course | La Jolla | Municipal | 1957 |
| 28 | Santa Barbara Golf Club | Santa Barbara | Municipal | 1958 |
| 29 | Cottonwood Golf Course | El Cajon | Municipal | 1962 |
| 30 | Eaton Canyon Golf Course | Pasadena | Municipal | 1962 |
| 31 | Gleneagles Golf Course At Mclaren Park | San Francisco | Municipal | 1962 |
| 32 | Los Feliz 3 Par Golf Course | Los Angeles | Municipal | 1962 |
| 33 | Maggie Hathaway Par 3 Golf Course | Los Angeles | Municipal | 1962 |
| 34 | Penmar Golf Course | Venice | Municipal | 1962 |
| 35 | Soule Park Golf Club | Ojai | Municipal | 1962 |
| 36 | Swenson Park Golf Course Magnolia Executive Par 3 | Stockton | Municipal | 1962 |
| 37 | Diablo Creek Golf Course | Concord | Municipal | 1963 |
| 38 | Diamond Bar Golf Course | Diamond Bar | Municipal | 1963 |
| 39 | Diamond Oaks Municipal Golf Course | Roseville | Municipal | 1963 |
| 40 | Don Knabe Golf Center Junior Academy | Norwalk | Municipal | 1963 |
| 41 | Dry Creek Ranch Golf Course | Galt | Municipal | 1963 |
| 42 | Eighteen Hole Regulation At Santa Teresa Golf Club | San Jose | Municipal | 1963 |
| 43 | Davis Golf Course | Davis | Municipal | 1964 |
| 44 | Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course | Los Angeles | Municipal | 1964 |
| 45 | Ancil Hoffman Golf Course | Carmichael | Municipal | 1965 |
| 46 | Indio Golf Club | Indio | Municipal | 1965 |
| 47 | Rancho Del Pueblo Golf Course | San Jose | Municipal | 1965 |
| 48 | Manteca Park Golf Course | Manteca | Municipal | 1966 |
| 49 | Los Lagos At Costa Mesa Golf Country Club | Costa Mesa | Municipal | 1967 |
| 50 | Mesa Linda At Costa Mesa Golf Country Club | Costa Mesa | Municipal | 1967 |
| 51 | Blythe Golf Course | Blythe | Municipal | 1968 |
| 52 | San Jose Municipal Golf Course | San Jose | Municipal | 1968 |
| 53 | Sunnyvale Municipal Golf Course | Sunnyvale | Municipal | 1968 |
| 54 | Bennett Valley Golf Course | Santa Rosa | Municipal | 1969 |
| 55 | Oceanside Golf Course | Oceanside | Municipal | 1972 |
| 56 | Laguna Lake Golf Course | San Luis Obispo | Municipal | 1975 |
| 57 | Bell Gardens Golf Course | Bell Gardens | Municipal | 1976 |
| 58 | Cerritos Ironwood Golf Course | Cerritos | Municipal | 1977 |
| 59 | El Cariso Golf Course | Sylmar | Municipal | 1977 |
| 60 | Chalk Mountain Golf Course | Atascadero | Municipal | 1980 |
| 61 | River Ridge Golf Club The Vineyard Course | Oxnard | Municipal | 1986 |
| 62 | Executive At Bing Maloney Golf Course | Sacramento | Municipal | 1988 |
| 63 | Rancho Solano Golf Course | Fairfield | Municipal | 1990 |
| 64 | The Golf Center At Palm Desert | Palm Desert | Municipal | 1990 |
| 65 | Creekside Golf Course | Modesto | Municipal | 1991 |
| 66 | Paradise Valley Golf Course | Fairfield | Municipal | 1993 |
| 67 | The Vineyard At Escondido | Escondido | Municipal | 1993 |
| 68 | Lakes At El Segundo The | El Segundo | Municipal | 1994 |
| 69 | Nine Hole At Santa Teresa Golf Club | San Jose | Municipal | 1996 |
| 70 | Mission Hills Of Hayward Golf Course | Hayward | Municipal | 1999 |
| 71 | Callippe Preserve Golf Course | Pleasanton | Municipal | 2005 |
| 72 | Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club | Dinuba | Municipal | 2008 |
| 73 | River Ridge Golf Club The Victoria Lakes Course | Oxnard | Municipal | 2008 |
| 74 | Baylands Golf Links | Palo Alto | Municipal | 2018 |
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FAQ
How is this list ordered?
Transparently, not editorially: publicly playable courses first (public, municipal, resort, semi-private), then courses with an official website, then by founding year. We list every verified municipal course — this is a complete catalog, not a top-10 pick.
How many municipal courses does California have?
California has 74 municipal golf courses in the registry.
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.