If you’ve got game, then Victor Valley’s the place for you.

For example, golf courses are amazing, including Hesperia Golf & Country Club that has seen the likes of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead tee off since it opened in 1957. The course is well known to the PGA and highly ranked by California Golf Magazine and Golf Digest.

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The city of Victorville gets in on the act with Green Tree Golf Course, a former private club that opened in 1963. The tricky par 72, 6,600-yard course is known for tree-lined fairways, water and sand traps. The city also offers Westwinds Golf Course, a nine-hole, par 36 venue.
In Barstow, Tees & Trees Golf Course is a nine-hole course noted for scenery, tight play and water hazards. Nine-hole play is also available at Ashwood Golf Course in Apple Valley, which has three different courses.

ATV Paradise

If you’re looking for something a little faster than a golf cart, then welcome to ATV heaven. The High Desert offers several places to get off the road, with trails that range from moderate to extreme. Both four-wheel vehicles and motorcycles have plenty to choose from, with specific areas that were set aside for them in the California Desert Conservation Area plan of 1980.

A major destination for ATV riders and outdoor enthusiasts in general is El Mirage Dry Lake, which features an off-highway vehicle recreation area. It's part of a 24,000-acre tract of public and private land that also includes the El Mirage Dry Lakebed, the Shadow Mountains, El Mirage Basin and the Twin Hills area.

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Other outdoor interests in the valley include skiing in Wrightwood and Adelanto. Just up the road from Victorville is Wrightwood, a city that boasts some of the state’s finest skiing. There’s also nearby Big Bear, and the city of Adelanto is no slouch when it comes to fun in the white stuff, either.

Another recreation highlight is an annual Rockin' The Desert Mud Run, which is a 3.2-mile exercise event in late August to benefit the Sunset Hills Children's Foundation. The course is full of fun hills to climb, mud pits, rope swings, tire testing and wall climbing.

Meanwhile, Racetown 395 MX Park in Adelanto has five motocross track, including a stadium track that can accommodate national events. Racing takes place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, plus practices are held every Tuesday and Thursday.

And just a quick indoor recreation example: Victor Bowl Bowling Center. The facility offers 40 lanes with automatic scoring for league and family bowling. It opens every day at 9 a.m. and stays open until 11 p.m. through the week, then until midnight Fridays and Saturdays.