McInnis Park Golf Club

I took my 8year old great niece to the mini golf today … nice setting, but the course is
shabby, not maintained at all … it is in need of a major renovation. You can’t charge
people what you do for this disappointing experience!
It would not take much to repair and re-​do … a matter of pride, really.
Don’t think I’ll ever go back.
Traute B. Jones

Like America, this is a great place to wait for white people to get out of the way. …Thinking about you, Ian.

We came for the batting cages… so this review is only for that piece.
The equipment is over 30 yrs old and it shows. The balls only come out sporadically, which is really frustrating bc you can’t get into any kind of rhythm. When I asked the guy working there about it, he told me they’re going to tear the batting cages out and expand their miniature golf course. Clearly they’re not going spend any time /​money in improving these facilities… Lined Drive is prob the only game in towns or batting cages

Went and played miniature golf with my 5 yr old son yesterday had a fun time. Then we stopped into the restaurant and had lunch, It was amazing I had the taco wrap and salad. My son had the hot dog and fries. Plus an ice cream. Steve the bartender was very friendly. My son was upset he wasnt old enough to do the batting cages but we will be back for sure!

Course is good for training or for little kids but $ 18 for a bucket of balls is ridiculous, 3 kids plus myself is $ 72 just to hit one bucket each. I guess they think every one in Marin county is rich. No wonder the art of golf is getting lost, people can’t afford to practice anymore.

This is only a review for the dog park part; the rest of the park is quite lovely! Although I used to be a huge fan of this park as a dog owner, I wish the parks department would finally crack down on the off-​leash dog activities. Twice now my small dog has been attacked by large, off-​leash dogs whose elderly owners did not have control of their dogs. It was better when the South side of the park was understood to be the «small dog» side, but when big dogs started running around, I kept my dog on her leash. Of course, this doesn’t prevent other dogs, roaming free, to misbehave. Some owners are responsible and some are not, and there are quite a few dog walking businesses that let several dogs out, lending chaos to the scene. And don’t get me started on people who don’t pick up after their dogs!

I am so surprised by this restaurant. It is a hidden gem and a fluke that we found it. I don’t know when the dinning room a bar were remodeled but it was attractively done and I would say the bar is very elegant. The volume is a little high but not so high it would keep me away. The small house salad was a nice size with a variety of greens and a tasty dressing. The side dish that won me over was the Brussels sprouts. Yep, big surprise! They were fried crisp with squeezed lemon juice, the tastiest Brussels sprouts I have ever had. I would not hesitate to bring anyone here. It’s a winner. Ali our server was real sharp and fun, I would want her every time. I am looking forward to adding this restaurant on my list of favorites.

McInnis Park Golf Center is Great place for the driving range, to get the rounds in if you are new to golf, want to get in a quick nine holes, or work on the short game.
pros: always room at the range, twilight rate $ 12 for nine holes
cons: hitting off mats, slow players back up Fri-​Sunday, Sandtraps are hard as a parking lot.
a few times a year the sand the greens and you cant play for a week, but they stay open and don’t tell you, so I have not found out till I approach the first green!

This one star rating is for the driving range’s customer service. I drove my husband and son to the golf club today (1÷16÷16) so that they could hit some balls. We looked up their hours online before driving over in the rain from Corte Madera. The website said the driving range closed at 7 pm. We called ahead of time to confirm the time. We were assured it closed at 7 pm. We arrived at the gold club at 5:40. My husband and son attempted to get a few buckets, but were told they would be shutting the lights off in the driving range at 6:00 pm. Set aside the fact that this is contrary to all of the information we had been provided and forget about the wasted drive in the rain — the person working was absolutely rude.
This was very disappointing and has forced us to look for other venues.

Generally fun course, easy for kids. Course needs some maintenance /​repairs. Some of the holes have missing components, holes in props and wrinkles in playing surface. Price would be fair if course was in good shape.

Nice place, food was great I had a Reuben n Caesar salad. Bread was tasty. Beer menu was limited. We enjoyed the patio and will definitely be back. The dishes were all heavy.

If you enjoy a par 31 course with an annoying staff and tee boxes that produce more weeds than fun shots, this must be your dream course… Go play somewhere else

I lived less than a mile from here and would use the range or hit 9 holes. My game was terrible. At the advice of friends, I took lessons from Tom Carter here. After one lesson I could see the improvement. I took 5 lessons from Tom and am thankful that I did. He will work wonders for your game if you listen to what he tells you.

Awesome place to dail in your game. Real grass chipping area, big practice putting green and 9 holes. Double decker driving range. Would be a 5 star but you are hitting off of turf mats. Nice little short course, plays in about an hour and a half.

Went to the batting cages in the weekend. There are 3 slow pitch cages and two of them did not work. We used our tokens and were not able to hit any balls. Three different people let the employees know what was going on. They just kept giving us tokens but would not come fix the machines. Finally we ask them to actually do something about the problem. They just kept offering free tokens. That would be awesome if the tokens were useful but we could not do anything with them sine the machines were broken. After a while we just left because we were wasting our time and money just standing around. Wish there was really a place in Marin to go with decent batting cages.

This is the only place I know in Marin that still has batting cages. They are decent and maintained. The offer both softball and baseball pitches. Though most batting cage places offer a package deal, the prices here aren’t that bad.

The park is lovely for walking, and for dogs. We saw lots of canine companions running about (there were a lot of signs that said, «No dogs on field» so I’m not sure how that works exactly?
It was a nice scene: The park ranger was holding a community Fourth of July marshmallow toasting and there was a good number of people there with kids. We went over to see what was going on but didn’t stay.
Lots of kids (and dogs), running around, enjoying the large expanses of lawn. With the sunset and the cool breeze and clear skies transitioning from light to dark, it was a nice scene to drink in.
It’s a good place to take a stroll, to walk around and think. Lots of marsh area with mysterious critters and birds. Keeping it wild: I dig it –I really do.
Anyhow, we came here to watch the Fourth of July fireworks at the Marin County Fair because we didn’t want to fight traffic back to the hotel room. We got great parking and I was totally excited about it because I was sure we were going to have a great visual, as we could see some of the Fair rides from where we were.
My honest opinion: Mehhh, I wouldn’t park here again for watching the fireworks. They look teeny-​tiny and close to the ground. I would guess this is due to the fact that it’s a County Fair and they have fireworks every night. The show from afar isn’t that spectacular in my opinion, although over the water at the fair, I’m sure it’s absolutely amazing.
Being that the show was kind of not so spectacular, I suggested we forgo the last few minutes, get in the car and beat the traffic. We were back to our hotel in five minutes. As I write, there are probably still people stuck in traffic!!!

Not a real dog park and when I went there wasnt anyone there. Kinda looking for a place that has more action. Might need to come back at the right time but my first visit kinda sucked. :(

The golf course is pretty decent for the price ($ 18). The greens are a little dry in spots, but the fairways seem to be in good shape. There were only twosomes teeing off today, so the pace was pretty good (1 hour 45 min) and we didn’t have to wait too long at each hole. That was impressive considering that today is a Friday and we expected the course to be more crowded. The staff was friendly and we will definitely be back — maybe even next week.

Set aside the small detail that Davey and I played here yesterday, not today. Set aside also that this little patch of reclaimed lowland next to the treatment plant with its soccer fields and driving range and mini golf, batting cages, soccer fields and all other manner outdoor recreational activities is actually visited by a broader cross-​section of humanity and that even though it’s in Marin it isn’t all one percent. Set aside that at like 20 clams or so for two hours of short-​course enjoyment with a couple of strangers if you don’t have four yourself this is a sweet deal anywhere and even though there are mansions on the hills those yearning to breathe free still have the shekels to pony up for an afternoon that won’t sentence them to Top Ramen for the week to come.
Set that all aside and it doesn’t matter, because this is the national anthem here and you must hum it as you step onto the first tee with your hat off for a moment then, one practice swing, a gulp off that frosty can, slow back-​swing to «here in status symbol …»
Then come through like your life depends on it …
LAND!
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Charcoal burning everywhere
Rows of houses that are all the same
And no one seems to care
See Mrs. Gray she’s proud today because her roses are in bloom
Mr. Green he’s so serene, He’s got a t.v. in every room
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Here in status symbol land
Mothers complain about how hard life is
And the kids just don’t understand
Creature comfort goals
They only numb my soul and make it hard for me to see
My thoughts all seem to stray, to places far away
I need a change of scenery
Truth.

Great park for walking dogs and getting a little exercise for yourself as well. Lots of space so you don’t get crowded with 10 dogs bumping into you like a lot of other parks. The trail next to the golf-​course and airfield goes for as far as you’ll want to run or walk. There’s even a little boat landing so you can bring your own canoe and go for a little ride. :)

Great place with a nice area for off-​leash dogs and plenty of room to walk or chase a ball. Has water and an outhouse and most people I came across were quite friendly. There is one rather crazy dog walker here most days — I’ve only been three times and twice I’ve heard her scream at people. Can’t decide if this makes me enjoy the park a tiny bit more (it is entertaining) or less (I have yet to be the recipient of a tirade) but do be warned!

We love this park. We have a 1 year old puppy who needs lots of running and McInnis is perfect for that. You are able to have your dog off leash as long as you are respectful and clean up after pet. When coming into the park, on the right hand side is where the small dogs gather and on the left hand side is where you will find the big dogs. Also if you go up past the tennis courts, & skate park there is a small pond that dogs can swim in. This park also has a decent little golf course and batting cages. Kind of something for everybody.

Just by putting a review for this on Unilocal,you know I have a boring life. My energetic dog and I go here almost every day though– so of course I’ve got an opinion. There are several areas to walk/​run your dog off leash and that’s the best thing about McInnis for us. The super long wetlands path is better for jogging on (sans mutt) since the Nazi park rangers come yell at you if a dog is off leash out there. There are great hiking areas up by the tennis courts and out past the skatepark too. Now that the weather has warmed up– the sporty folks are out playing softball and soccer on the fields. It’s soccer mania on the weekends. There’s a golf course, driving range and miniature golf course here, tho I have not checked them out. One time my husband and I got lost while hiking up in the hills and it got dark… we had to make our way back down and find the golf course to get back to civilization.

For not technically being a dog park, this place is a-​ok.
It’s quiet, which I really REALLY like. And the people whom I’ve encountered the two times I’ve gone have been more responsible than most dog parents. I’m getting a little tired of other pups molesting my dog while their owners look on and think it’s cute. I don’t find the slobber all over my poor guy’s face/​ears/​body cute when I have to wipe it off… maybe they wouldn’t find it so cute if I made them wipe it off themselves… anyhow, I digress.
Right now at McInnis all the soccer fields are fenced off for the season, but they left a smidgen of open space with picnic tables available for us dog people. Enough space so you can use a chuck-​it with ease.
For those that are more inclined to walking, there’s a looooooong path/​trail that goes out through the wetlands area all the way to the bay (so I’m told, I did not make it all the way to the bay). Just be on the lookout for groundhog snakes — there were so many holes for them along the way I finally felt freaked out and turned around. Yes, I know this makes me a wuss, but I don’t care. I don’t like snakes!
I’m hoping to give McInnis an upgrade once the fences come down… hope I don’t have to wait til next spring for that either.

I am quite the fan of the McInnis Park dog park!!!
Do I bring my dogs here? No.
Do I even own dogs? No.
Do I bring other people’s dogs here? No. Well, maybe.
What do I do here? I eat lunch and do homework. Or else I eat lunch and chat with a friend. Or else (guess how this one starts…) I eat lunch and take a walk.
There are two sides that I understand to be dogs parks at McInnis Park. When you’re driving in off Smith Ranch Road (less than five minutes off the freeway)…
* On the left side there’s a small parking lot which often has several shady spots for parking, often many are occupied around lunchtime with people taking powernaps. Get out of the car and there’s a large grassy field with usually two shady picnic benches, one sunny picnic bench, and a couple of bleachers organized probably by the last formal user of this side of the park. If you continue down the road a little further, there’s a nice short walk into the marshy area. More spots to picnic, check. More spots to park, check.
* On the right side of the road you turn down another road, then make a quick right at the end of the field. Again, find ample parking (less shady). Walk down a short path to find a partly shady picnic bench, and a BBQ/​picnic area where you could have a party. Or go to with your summer camp. You know, something like that. If you had kept going up that road, you would arrive at a skate park. Also some nice places to park the car and sit.
Now, don’t go telling everyone about this spot. Because I will drive around until I find an empty bench to spend my precious sixty minute break. But dog people, you are totally welcome to come walk and play with your dogs. I secretly really like it when they come up to me and beg and I get to pet them. That way, I get a brief interlude in what is probably a carefully timed study session.

McInnis park gives me the opportunity to act out my fantasies. No, not the one involving the midget, seven zucchinis, a car battery and a can of whipped cream — the other one. The one where I’m a decent soccer player.
Like all fantasies, it should remain locked away upstairs, but it doesn’t stop me from waddling around with my friends twice a week, trying to pretend that we’re still young and in shape.
That said, they do charge us for this service, since apparently our tax dollars don’t include being able to play on these fields. But they are nice folks, even though they don’t really take care of their pitches.
Hooray!