Santa Clarita offer a variety of attractions from a PGA champion tour golf course, theme parks, historical sites, and a world-class aquatic center, to luxurious day spas, outdoor recreation areas, acres of parkland, and miles of paseos and trails. Whatever your pleasure, you are sure to find an attraction perfectly suited just for you.
The city's leadership has placed a priority on offering recreational facilities and programs since incorporation. Many youth-friendly activities and diversions exist in order to steer the city's children away from crime and gang activity. The city has established many neighborhood parks and maintains a comprehensive recreation program. There is a recreation center in Canyon Country that includes an aquatic park with wading, diving, and Olympic swimming pools along with a bicycle/skate park, community swimming pools in both Newhall and Canyon Country and a community center in downtown Newhall. The city's largest park is located in Saugus and is known as Central Park. There are currently a total of seventeen parks scattered in various neighborhoods throughout the city. Many have lighted tennis and basketball courts, baseball and soccer fields. There are over 3,000 acres of open space and 32 miles of off-street trails within its boundaries.
Over the past several years, the city has cosponsored a summer concert series offering a wide variety of music in cooperation with various local businesses. These concerts are free of charge and take place on weekends in Central Park. The city offers a wide variety of fee-based and free classes and programs in a variety of locations throughout the year.
The Santa Clairta Marathon is held annually in November. The race was first run in 1995 and is now a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon.
There are several public and private golf courses in Santa Clarita. The city is also home to a public ice skating rink called the Ice Station.
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