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__ MENDOCINO / FT. BRAGG AREA __[]
Willits Boules Club ~~ (renamed)[]
- Willets Boules Club was renamed to Redwood Empire Boules Club in 2011.
Noyo Yoyos / Redwood Empire Boules Club[]
- https://noyoyoyoboules.wordpress.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/NoyoYoyos/
- The Redwood Empire Boules Club was created in 2011 to unite players in the towns of Willits, Fort Bragg, Mendocino and Ukiah.
- Mendocino County, California is about 100 miles north of San Francisco. (map) Ft. Bragg is just north of Mendocino (map)
- We play at 2pm Thursdays on the petanque courts at the C.V. Starr Community Center in Fort Bragg.
- We play at 2pm Sundays (except for the last Sunday of the month) at the Mendocino Community Center.
- On the last Sunday of the month we play in Noyo Harbor. We're on the east side of North Harbor Drive after the big u-turn. We play rain or shine, we’re hard to miss and parking is plentiful.
- We are an FPUSA member club. See FPUSA for email and contact information.
Mendocino - Ledford House Restaurant (terrain)[]
- http://www.ledfordhouse.com/new/index.php
- Ledford House Restaurant, 3000 California Highway One, Albion CA 95410 (map)
- The town of Albion is located seven miles south of Mendocino on Highway One.
- The courts, alongside the restaurant owned by Lisa and Tony Geer, sit atop a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and are large enough to support three games.
- Although the restaurant is open only for dinner Wednesday through Sunday, the owners welcome petanque players any time.
__ WINE COUNTRY (NORTH OF SF) __[]
Napa - Napa Petanque Club[]
- We are on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/398764373519487/
- We play at various locations, including
- Fuller Park in Napa (map)
- St. Supery Winery, 8440 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford, California 94573 (map)
- the Clos du Val Winery, 5330 Silverado Trail, Napa, CA 94558 (map)
Petaluma - Petaluma Valley Petanque Club[]
- https://www.facebook.com/petalumavalleypetanque/
- https://www.usapetanque.org/petaluma-valley-peacutetanque-club.html
- Petaluma is about 40 miles north of San Francisco (map), and about 30 miles west of Sonoma, the home of the Valley of the Moon Petanque Club.
- The club was established in 2007 by Ed Porto, former president of FPUSA. It moved to its Oak Hill terrain in 2009.
- We play at Oak Hill Park, Petaluma, CA 94952 (map) on Howard Street, between West Street and Bodega Avenue.
- People play most Saturdays — mornings in the summer and fall months — afternoons in winter/spring.
- We have sets of guest boules so you can try out the game.
- We are an FPUSA member club. See FPUSA for email and contact information.
San Rafael - La Pétanque Marinière[]
- https://www.lapetanquemariniere.org
- http://petanque-marin.blogspot.com
- https://www.facebook.com/LPM.SanRafael
- email petanque.marin@gmail.com
- San Rafael is located in Marin County (Marinière... Marin County) north of San Francisco. MAP. The Pierre Joske Courts are located on Civic Center Drive in San Rafael.
- We welcome people of all abilities, ages and nationalities to come and enjoy pétanque with us.
- La Pétanque Marinière has been an active club since 1972, and affiliated with the FPUSA since 1975. See FPUSA for email and contact information.
Santa Rosa - Sunrise Petanque[]
- Contact — David Long, 2425 Sunrise Place, Santa Rosa CA 95404
- Phone 707-526-3661 — email SkiBowlBike@SBCglobal.net
- Santa Rosa is north of San Francisco (map)
- As of November 2013, David Long reports "We play a seasonal schedule, roughly June 1 to September 15, that rotates among 4 pistes that our club members have constructed in their backyards. Play is Monday from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.."
Sonoma - Valley of the Moon Petanque Club[]
- http://www.vompc.org
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vompc/
- One of the largest and most active petanque clubs in the USA, located in beautiful Sonoma. Newcomers and guests are always welcome.
- Our courts are located in Depot Park, just one block off Sonoma's Historic Plaza.
- In good weather, you'll find players on the courts daily from late afternoon until dark. Weekends, Wednesdays and Thursdays are especially popular.
- We are an FPUSA member club. See FPUSA for email and contact information.
Healdsburg - Big Boules of Dry Creek[]
In Healdsburg there is a group called "Big Boules of Dry Creek Petanque League". The group was started in 1999 by Jack Linkletter, son of Art Linkletter and long time Dry Creek resident. Members of the group play league play on private courts belonging to club members. The group is not open to the public and membership is by invitation only.
__ SAN FRANCISCO / SACRAMENTO AREA __[]
Map of San Francisco area petanque clubs[]
Map as of September 1, 2019 (Click to enlarge)
San Francisco - Golden Gate Park (terrain)[]
San Francisco - La Boule D'or []
- As of November 2021, new web sites are in the process of being developed.
- Contact information for the club can be found on the FPUSA web site HERE.
- Founded in 1959 by a group of French expatriates, La Boule d'Or is the oldest petanque club on the west coast, and the second oldest in the USA.
- The playing area is the terrain in Golden Gate Park near 36th Avenue and Fulton, opposite 38th Avenue and close to the Buffalo Paddock and the dog walking park. (map). From Fulton, go south on 36th Avenue into the park. Make a right as soon as you can (across from Spreckels Lake) and follow the road until it dead-ends. Turn left, and you'll be at a parking lot. The pétanque courts are on your left. (The Dog Training Area is on your right.)
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/la-boule-d-or-petanque-terrain
San Francisco - Bay Area Petanque Players ~~ (dead)[]
- http://www.meetup.com/bay-area-petanque-players/
- This group appears to be dead. Its meetup.com page hasn't been updated since July 2017.
Lafayette - Lamorinda Petanque Club[]
- Our web site http://www.lamorindapetanque.com/ has directions and contact info.
- We also have a blog and a Facebook page
- We're located in Lafayette, CA — east of San Francisco, near Berkeley
- We play in the Lafayette Community Park, 480 St. Marys Road, Lafayette, CA 94549 (map)
- We play on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 pm.
- We are an FPUSA member club. See FPUSA for email and contact information.
Sacramento - Sactown Petanque[]
- https://www.sactownpetanque.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/sactownpetanque
- For contact information, visit https://www.usapetanque.org/sactown-petanque.html
- See also https://www.facebook.com/clubfrancaisdesacramento
- Originally part of Club Francais de Sacramento, Sactown Petanque was formed in January 2022. Christophe Sarafian, president of Sactown Petanque, and Brendan Cohen, president of Club Francais de Sacramento, are collaborating to support each other’s events.
- Sacramento is located in California's Central Valley, north of San Francisco.
- For information about when and where we play, scroll to the bottom of https://www.sactownpetanque.com/
- We are an FPUSA member club. See FPUSA for email and contact information.
__ PALO ALTO AREA (SOUTH OF SF) __[]
Palo Alto / Menlo Park - La Boule Joyeuse[]
- http://petanque.us/clubs/boule_joyeuse
- Menlo Park is in the Bay area, south of San Francisco, near Palo Alto. Map
- We play in Flood Park. Our club was founded in the 1970's and has around 30 members. Visitors are always welcome.
Saratoga - Saratoga Petanque Players[]
- Saratoga is south of San Francisco, roughly between Palo Alto and San Jose.
- An informal group plays at Azule Park, 12277 Goleta Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 (MAP)
- We usually play on Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 12:30 pm.
- The new terrain in Azule Park was created in May 2011, due in large part to the efforts of Devin Utter.
__ BETWEEN SF AND LA __[]
Atascadero - Central Coast Petanque Club[]
- Contact John Joyner at (805)610-8060.
- The terrain is open year-round. Games are played every Sunday.
- Atascadero is close to San Luis Obispo, between LA and San Francisco (map)
- The City of Atascadero maintains a petanque terrain located just beyond the basketball courts at the Colony Park Community Center, 5599 Traffic Way, Atascadero CA.
Fresno Petanque Club[]
- Web page is http://www.fresnopetanque.com/ Organized play at 9am Sundays and Wednesdays and Tuesday's from 6pm. Every evening: pick up games from 6pm-10pm.
- Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/pages/FPC-FRESNO-PETANQUE-CLUB/160588513049
- We play at Cary Park, 4750 North Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93726 (map) — It is located behind Macy's Fashion Fair Mall, S of Shaw Avenue, on N. Fresno Street.
- Fresno is in the heart of California, in the San Joaquin Valley; 3 hours from LA and 3 hours from SF. One hour to Yosemite & Kings Canyon National Parks.(map)
- The Fresno Petanque Club is known for their Pancake breakfasts and warm hospitality. We enjoy hosting visiting players!
- An FPUSA member club since 2007. See FPUSA for email and contact information.
Oakhurst Petanque Club[]
- http://www.oakhurstpetanque.org
- Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/OPC-Oakhurst-Petanque-Club/269303683113722
- Oakhurst Pétanque Club is located in the village of Oakhurst, approximately 13 miles from the south entrance into Yosemite National Park and about 50 miles north of Fresno (Map)
- Nearly 3,000,000 Yosemite-bound visitors pass through Oakhurst each year. We always appreciate having visitors join in on games at our facility. We generally have open play each Saturday from 9:00 a.m. and - during Daylight Savings Time - on Wednesday evenings at 5:00.
- We are an FPUSA member club. See FPUSA for email and contact information.
Lake Tahoe Petanque Club ~~ (dead)[]
- As of June 2019, the club and its web sites are dead.
__ LOS ANGELES __[]
Los Angeles Petanque Club[]
- http://www.losangelespetanque.org
- https://www.facebook.com/LAPetanqueClub/
- Directions via Google Maps.
- LAPC is a large, active club with a beautiful playing area located near the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, in Rancho Park, in west Los Angeles, between Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Culver City. The address of the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center is 2551 Motor Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90064. From the intersection of Pico Blvd and Motor Ave, proceed southeast on Motor Avenue, take the first right into the park, and proceed to the roundabout and parking area at the end of the drive.
- We generally play Monday and Thursday, 3:00pm-10:00pm, and Saturday, 10:00am-6:00pm. For up-to-date information about dates and times of play, visit the website LOCATION page
- We are an FPUSA member club. See FPUSA for email and contact information.
Claremont Pétanque[]
- http://claremontpetanque.org
- https://www.facebook.com/claremontpetanque
- Claremont is approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles on I-10, and 210
- Claremont Pétanque is an activity of Claremont Human Services and is open to anyone 18-years old and up. We play on Sundays at Larkin Park (map)
Santa Monica Petanque Club ~~ (dead)[]
- The two courts in Palisades Park were under-utilized for years. In June 2021 the city replaced the courts with a planted area.
Southern California Petanque ~~ (dormant/dead)[]
- Southern California Petanque was started in December 2016 by some break-away members of the Los Angeles Petanque Club.
- Its Facebook page has been dormant since March 2019.
__ SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA __[]
San Diego - San Diego Pétanque Club []
- http://www.sandiegopetanque.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/petanqueclubsandiego/
- The web site helpfully lists a number of groups of Petanque players who meet for casual play on a weekly basis.
- We play on the first and third Sunday of the month, at 11:00 AM.
- We play at the Bud Kearns Municipal Swimming Pool, 2229 Morley Field Drive, San Diego, CA 92104 (map)
- The boulodrome is immediately east of the pool, facing east on an unnamed service street. (directions)
- We are an FPUSA member club. See FPUSA for email and contact information.
Palm Desert - La Boule du Désert[]
- http://www.labouledudesert.org
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/286571981775578/
- We play every Sunday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- The boulodrome is in the Hovley Soccer Park. Enter the park from either the North parking lot, on Hovely or the South one on 42nd Avenue. The courts are next to the basketball courts, nestled up against the back of the building. (map)
- See the website for email and contact information.
Palm Springs - Palm Springs Petanque[]
- http://palmspringspetanque.wordpress.com/about/
- email PalmSpringsPetanque@gmail.com
- See our YouTube videos.
- We play traditional Provincial-style public-space petanque.
- Our main terrain is located on the south bank of the Tahquitz Creek loop trail at the intersection of the pedestrian bridge, S. Camino Real and S. Riverside, across the street from the charming Palm Springs Presbyterian church. (map)
- During season (typically November through May) we throw on-demand. Check our calendar for scheduled throws or email us to schedule a throw.
- Newbies and experienced players are welcome. We have guest boules for novice or visiting players.
Palm Springs - Parker Palm Springs Hotel[]
- The Parker Palm Springs Hotel is an upscale hotel with some very nice grounds, including two petanque courts equipped with leisure guest boules.
- See the piste, starting at 1:05 into the video http://www.theparkerpalmsprings.com/play