So sorry to not have seen this earlier. I recommending booking SEA RANCH ABALONE BAY VACATION RENTAL. There is so much to do: ENJOY THE RECREATION CENTERS The following is a description of the recreation centers available to you while staying at Abalone Bay vacation rental home in The Sea Ranch. Of course, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact our property manager at Beach Rentals for additional information. As our guest, you have access to any one of the three recreation centers available for: Swimming in the heated pools, Tennis, Saunas, and Other health and wellness activities including YOGA, WATER AEROBICS, TAI CHI, ZUMBA DANCE plus more. DEL MAR CENTER Has a large outdoor heated pool. Specific times are set aside for lap and aquatic exercise leaving other times for open swimming. This facility has saunas and 2 tennis courts OHLSON RECREATION CENTER Ohlson Recreation Center Pool Located near the Knipp-Stengle (White) Barn, Ohlson Rec-Center is a pleasant, easy 10-minute walk north from Abalone Bay on the bluff trail. Ohlson Recreation Center, tennis courts Ohlson Recreation Center swimming pool, saunas & tennis courts Open during the summer months. Has a large outdoor heated pool. S Specific times are set aside for lap and aquatic exercise leaving other times for open swimming. Has saunas and 3 tennis courts, half-court basketball and volleyball court. Guests are asked to bring their own sports equipment as it is not provided. MOONRAKER RECREATION CENTER Small outdoor heated pool. Specific times are set aside for lap and aquatic exercise leaving other times for open swimming. This facility has saunas and a tennis court. THE SEA RANCH LIBRARY The library is part of the Ohlson Recreation Center and is located in the Ohlson Ranch House. The motto – “Donate, borrow, and return”. Open daily 8 am – 6 pm “ONE-EYED JAKE’S” PLAYGROUND Picnic tables and barbecue available Playground Short walk to the beach “THE HOT SPOT” Located on the Gualala River on the south-east end of The Sea Ranch. Picnic tables and barbecue available. Subject to seasonal closure. Right now (March-May) is a great time to visit as it is harbor seal pupping season. HEAR DONLYN LYNDON PERSONALLY DESCRIBE SEA RANCH Sea Ranch is famous for its unique and iconic architecture- worthy of viewing if not for its historic architectural value then for it's Modern Art connection (note: through April 2019 the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is hosting a special exhibit on The Sea Ranch.). The Sea Ranch Audio Walking Tour is an introduction to the architecture and landscape of The Sea Ranch, noting the ideas and features that have made it world renowned. The audio walking tour allows you to explore and experience The Sea Ranch buildings on your own…walking in the field with a mobile device or at home. It visits the area where the first Sea Ranch buildings were built and describe the landscape that surrounded them and how that has changed. Written and narrated by Donlyn Lyndon, one of the original architects, this self-guided audio guide explains what was intended in planning The Sea Ranch and in creating these first buildings. Lyndon comments, as well, on the evolution of the landscape during the subsequent fifty years. TSRA’S TRAILS AND MAPS ARE PROVIDED FOR ABALONE BAY GUEST USE. The maps are also available for purchase at The Sea Ranch Association Office. They are divided into regions: Whalewatch Point to Gualala Point Regional Park Gualala Point County Park to Golf Course Golf Course to Del Mar Center Del Mar Center to Tide Pool Beach Tide Pool Beach to Deerfield Road Deerfield Road to Madrone Meadow Madrone Meadow to Longmeadow Road Longmeadow Road to Annapolis Road Annapolis Road to the Sea Ranch Lodge The Sea Ranch Lodge to Yardarm Drive Hot Spot Loop Trail Detail Bicycle Trails INTERPRETIVE (SELF-GUIDED) TRAILS Abalone Bay provides TSRA’s Trails and Maps for guests to explore all our many pathways and trails. Currently, there are four interpretive trails with brochures describing historic and natural features: the San Andreas Fault Interpretive Trail, the Monarch Glen Interpretive Trail, Reading Our Seascape, and the Sag Pond Story Interpretive Guide. Brochures for all except the Sag Pond Story Interpretive Guide are available in wooden boxes at each trail: please pick one up to read on the trail, and return it at the end of your walk.