Travelers’ Needs - San Francisco and Northern California - page 253

Tennis
There are good tennis courts in
almost all of the city's public
parks, with the largest group
in Golden Gate Park. All city
courts have been renovated,
and many have lights for night
games. They are all operated
by the City of San Francisco
Recreation and Parks
Department . For details, phone
their information line. The Bay
Club SF Tennis has 24 indoor
and outdoor courts and offers
private and group lessons.
Guests staying at the famed
Claremont Resort, Spa and
Tennis Club (see p165) can have
lessons and play tennis to their
heart's content.

swim in the bay. There are also
two swimming clubs at Aquatic
Park (see pp174-5), the Dolphin
Club and the South End
Rowing Club . If you are in San
Francisco over the New Year,
watch the New Year's Day
sponsored swim organizedby
these two clubs for their
members (see p53) .

when the traffic is
comparatively quiet, riding
along the Embarcadero and
the Golden Gate Promenade
gives great views of the bay.
The Presidio and Golden
Gate Park area is also ideal
for cycling, and where
mostrental shops are, including
Stow Lake Bike Rentals . In
North Beach, Blazing Saddles
rents bikes.
In the Wine Country
(see pp192-5), you can take
advantage of the tours orga-
nized by Backroads Bicycle
Tours . Many are multi-day
tours through Napa and
Sonoma counties as well as
through Alexander Valley.

Bicycling
Cycling up and down San
Francisco's steep hills may
not seem like a sensible idea,
but if you plan your route well
a bike can be the best way
to appreciate the city.
Particularly on weekends,

DIRECTORY

Tickets
Golden State
Warriors
Oracle Arena.
Te l (1) [phone].
Oakland Athletics
Te l [phone].
Oakland Raiders
Te l (1) [phone].
San Francisco 49ers
Candlestick Park.
Te l 656-4900.
San Francisco
Giants
AT&T Park.
Te l 972-2000.
∑ sfgiants.com
San José Sharks
SAP Center.
Te l [phone].
Stanford University
Athletics
Stanford University.
Te l (1) (800) STANFORD.
Tickets.com
∑ tickets.com
UC Berkeley
Intercollegiate
Athletics
UC Berkeley.
Te l (1) [phone].

Cycling
Backroads Bicycle
Tours
1516 Fifth St, Berkeley.
Te l [phone].
∑ backroads.com
Blazing Saddles
1095 Columbus Ave.
Map 5 A2.
Te l 202-8888.
∑ blazingsaddles.com
One of two branches.
Stow Lake
Bike Rentals
Golden Gate Park.
Map 8 E2.
Te l 386-2531.

Crunch Fitness
245 Spear St.
Map 6 E4.
Te l 495-1939.
∑ crunch.com
24-Hour Nautilus
Fitness Center
1200 Van Ness St.
Map 4 F4.
Te l 776-2200.
∑ 24hourfitness.com
One of several branches.

Presidio Golf Club
300 Finley Rd. Map 3 A3.
Te l 561-4653.

Skiing
Alpine Meadows
Tahoe City.
Te l [phone].
Badger Pass
Yosemite National Park.
Te l [phone].
Heavenly Ski Resort
Stateline, Nevada.
Te l [phone].
Kirkwood Ski Resort
Kirkwood.
Te l [phone].
Squaw Valley USA
Squaw Valley.
Te l [phone].

Boating
Cass' Marina
1702 Bridgeway, Sausalito.
Sea Trek Ocean
Kayak Center
Schoonmaker Point
Marina, Sausalito.
Te l 488-1000.
Stow Lake Boathouse
Golden Gate Park.
Map 8 E2.
Te l 386-2531.
Golf courses
Golden Gate Park
(Municipal 9 hole).
Map 7 B2.
Te l 751-8987.
Lincoln Park
(Municipal 18 hole).
Map 1 C5.
Te l 221-9911.
Pebble Beach
Golf Links
Pebble Beach.
Te l [phone].

Tennis
Bay Club SF Tennis
645 5th St.
Map 11 B1.
Te l 777-9000.
City of San Francisco
Recreation and Parks
Department
Te l 831-2700.
∑ parks.sf.gov.org
Claremont Resort,
Spa & Tennis Club
41 Tunnel Rd, Berkeley.
Te l [phone].
∑ claremontresort.
com

Swimming
City of San Francisco
Recreation and Parks
Department
Te l 831-2700.
∑ parks.sf.gov.org
Dolphin Club
502 Jefferson St.
Map 4 F1.
Te l 441-9329.
∑ dolphinclub.com
South End
Rowing Club
500 Jefferson St.
Map 4 F1.
Te l 776-7372.
∑ southend.org

Health clubs
Bay Club
150 Greenwich St.
Map 5 C2.
Te l 433-2550.