Pebble Beach, California

Pebble Beach is a small private coastal community in northern California. It is located in Monterey County on the Monterey Peninsula bordered by Carmel-by-the-Sea to the south, Pacific Grove to the north, the City of Monterey to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Big Sur is about a 40 mile drive south on scenic California State Route 1. Santa Cruz and San Francisco are about 45 and 120 miles to the north, respectively.

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California - Monterey County - Monterey Peninsula - Carmel-by-the-Sea - Pacific Grove - Monterey - Pacific Ocean - Big Sur - California State Route 1 - Santa Cruz - San Francisco

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Technically, Pebble Beach is not a city at all -- it's a corporation. The state and county consider this land to be the census-designated place of Del Monte Forest, which is owned by the Pebble Beach Corporation and managed as a small town. Residents therefore pay homeowners' fees in lieu of city property taxes.

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Corporation - Census-designated place - Del Monte Forest - Homeowners' fees - Property tax

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Pebble Beach is famous for its golf. The town has seven public and private courses including Spanish Bay, Spyglass Hill, Poppy Hills, and the eponymous Pebble Beach Golf Links. The AT&T Pro-Am (formerly known as the Bing Crosby "clambake") is held here every year at the end of January.

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Golf - Spanish Bay - Spyglass Hill - Poppy Hills - Pebble Beach Golf Links - AT&T Pro-Am - Bing Crosby

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Another famous Pebble Beach attraction is the annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance auto show. It focuses on classic cars, but manufacturers have lately begun introducing new luxury car models there.

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Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance - Auto show - Classic car - Luxury car

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Image:pebblebeach_par3.jpeg|A Par 3 Hole at Pebble Beach

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Image:PebbleBeach.JPG|The Lodge at Pebble Beach

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Image:Pebble Beach Deer.jpg|A deer at Pebble Beach

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Pebble Beach has few businesses (except the golf courses, one gas station, and a deli) and no sidewalks. It's extremely rural in character and most of the very expensive houses are hidden behind old-growth trees. It is quiet, secluded, and somewhat gloomy in foggy weather, which occurs quite frequently on the Peninsula in general, and in particular here where it meets the Pacific head-on.

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Golf course - Gas station - Deli - Sidewalk - Rural - Old-growth

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The 17-Mile Drive is the main road through the Del Monte Forest.

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17-Mile Drive - Del Monte Forest

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