Golf in Madera

Madera is the county seat of Madera County, a city in the San Joaquin Valley north of Fresno. The city sits at roughly 270 feet elevation on flat valley terrain, where intensive agriculture surrounds the urban core. Madera County's economy is rooted in agriculture, including almonds, grapes, and dairy, with Madera city providing government services, retail, and healthcare for the county. State Route 99 passes through the city, connecting it to Fresno to the south and Merced to the north. The city has grown in recent decades as part of the broader Fresno metropolitan area, with residents commuting between the two cities. The Madera Community Hospital and county government functions are among the larger employers. A small traditional downtown serves the community, with commercial strips along the main highway corridors serving the surrounding agricultural and residential population. The Sierra Nevada foothills lie to the northeast.