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Outdoors
Legacy Fields Sports Complex in Tracy is a large north-side sports project where non-potable recycled water now irrigates fields while drinking-water fixtures stay on potable water.
History and culture
Little Saigon in Westminster connects Orange County to Vietnamese American food, shops, language, family trips, memory, and community identity around the Bolsa Avenue area.
Outdoors
Live Oak Park and Recreation Area in Sutter County has Feather River day use, a boat launch, camping stalls, picnic space, basic rules, and county-run hours to check.
Outdoors
Lodi Lake gives the city a practical outdoor stop with a shaded nature trail, beach season, water access, and simple pet and closure rules to check.
History and culture
Luther Burbank Home and Gardens is a downtown Santa Rosa historic site tied to the horticulturist's home, gardens, plant-breeding work, and long local legacy.
Cars and driving
Lynwood has its own Breeze trolley routes, a C Line station identity, and local transfer details that can help riders avoid guessing.
Rules and licenses
Madera posts outdoor water-use regulations by stage, including watering days, time windows, runoff limits, and hose rules for city residents.
Outdoors
Madrona Marsh is a City of Torrance preserve and nature center where local rules, hours, programs, and restoration work shape a simple nature visit.
History and culture
Maidu Museum and Historic Site in Roseville shares Nisenan Maidu history through museum exhibits, contemporary Native art, an outdoor trail, petroglyphs, bedrock mortars, and native plants.
History and culture
Mare Island was the first U.S. naval station on the West Coast, and today Vallejo ties that history to reuse, businesses, trails, housing, schools, and open space.
Outdoors
Brentwood's local trail network connects with Marsh Creek Regional Trail, a paved route that points west toward Big Break and the Delta edge.
History and culture
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma marks the 1848 gold find on the South Fork of the American River, with a museum, sawmill replica, historic buildings, trails, and picnic areas.
History and culture
Mendocino Headlands State Park surrounds the village of Mendocino with bluff trails, ocean views, the Ford House, Pomo context, lumber history, and doghole schooner memory.
Outdoors
Merced National Wildlife Refuge has wetlands, grasslands, vernal pools, riparian areas, a five-mile auto tour route, nature trails, cranes, and geese on the Pacific Flyway.
Cars and driving
Metro Micro gives shared, on-demand rides inside the Watts/Compton zone for $2.50, with app, web, or phone booking and designated pickup points.
Outdoors
Mission Bay Park has shoreline, sandy beaches, bike paths, boat launches, playgrounds, picnic spots, and calm bay options.
History and culture
Mission Santa Clara is on the Santa Clara University campus, where Ohlone history, mission-era change, rebuilding, worship, campus life, and California's first college overlap.
Outdoors
Mojave Narrows Regional Park sits along an old riverbed south of Victorville, where cottonwoods, willows, water, wildlife, camping, and trails soften the high desert.
Outdoors
Mojave is a remote preserve with desert habitats, long human history, and road conditions that visitors should check before they go.
Outdoors
Montaña de Oro State Park has rugged cliffs, sandy beaches, coastal plains, trails, tide pools, camping, and Spooner's Cove.
Cars and driving
Montebello Bus Lines gives the city and nearby communities a municipal bus system with local routes, fare rules, and Metrolink shuttle service.
Outdoors
Mount Diablo pairs big summit views with trails, rock formations, varied habitats, camping, and a visitor center.
Outdoors
Mount Rubidoux is a 161-acre Riverside park and landmark west of downtown, with paved roads, dirt trails, and dawn-to-dusk access.
Outdoors
Mount San Jacinto State Park rises from the desert side and Idyllwild side, with high-country trails, campgrounds, views, and changing mountain conditions.
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