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brewpubs, tasting rooms and restaurants fill 12 blocks where water towers, wooden sidewalks and Western- style store fronts that pay tribute to Temecula’s frontier cattle ranching and railroading heritage. The striking scenery gives hot air ballooning enthusiasts year-round opportunities to take flight, as well. And the area’s two favorite activities converge at the annual Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival, a weekend event held in late May/early June on Lake Skinner with live music, wine and skies filled with colorful balloons floating over the Temecula Valley. Temecula also boasts championship golf, with six courses, featuring several with majestic views and
elevation changes including Journey at Pechanga Resort & Casino, an award-winning 18-hole golf course consistently rated among the nation’s best by Golf Week magazine. Temecula Creek Inn’s 27-hole championship course, which received a four-star rating from Golf Digest’s “Places to Play” list of top courses in the United States, has equally breathtaking views of Temecula Valley and meanders through 300+ acres of natural beauty. San Bernardino National Forest The San Bernardino National Forest covers 800,000 acres (about the area of Yosemite National Park)
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