Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States, and California has quietly become one of the most exciting states in the country to play it.
The luxury sports vacation has evolved. Travelers are no longer content to spend a week in a beach chair. They want mornings of competitive drills, afternoons of doubles, and evenings of farm-to-table dining with a mountain view.
Few states in America have cultivated such a storied, year-round tennis culture, and fewer still can claim a concentration of world-ranked resorts like the Palmetto State.
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States, and California has quietly become one of the most exciting states in the country to play it.
The luxury sports vacation has evolved. Travelers are no longer content to spend a week in a beach chair. They want mornings of competitive drills, afternoons of doubles, and evenings of farm-to-table dining with a mountain view.
Few states in America have cultivated such a storied, year-round tennis culture, and fewer still can claim a concentration of world-ranked resorts like the Palmetto State.
Located in the Santa Ynez Valley, Alisal Ranch lies 35 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, in the horse and wine country just outside the Danish community of Solvang.
Long a low-profile retreat for Hollywood elite—Clark Gable and Lady Silvia were married there—it has evolved into a 10,000-acre spread containing six tennis courts, two 18-hole golf courses, a spring-fed lake, a spa and fitness center, and miles of horseback riding trails. It also offers a solid children’s program during the summer for kids ages 4 to 16.
Two, 18-hole golf courses, a spring-fed lake, a spa and fitness center, and miles of horseback riding trails. It also offers a solid children's program during the summer for kids ages 4 to 16.
Accommodations
The ranch has 73 studios and suites all with wood-burning fireplaces and refrigerators but none with a telephone or television. Rates include breakfast and dinner. There is a two-night minimum.
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