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Beautiful Beaches
Stroll along sandy beaches, explore tide pools teaming with sea creatures. Discover glass bottom beaches and ancient blow holes. Snuggle-up for a colorful cliff top sunset, while the shorebirds perform in the sky around you. You'll find magnificent trails and beaches along every inch of Mendocino's spectacular shoreline!
MENDOCINO COAST BOTANICAL GARDENS
Check to see what events they have planned - Bird watching, guided tours, storytelling and much, much more!!
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING FUN GOING ON AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS!
Emerald Mini Golf
A fun yet challenging mix of miniature golf with holes around & through streams, fountains and a two sided water fall! Sure to delight people of all ages.They have a Snack Shack and Arcade and a great place for kid parties.
Catch a Canoe & Bicycles too
Explore Big River, California's longest undeveloped estuary. The river is ranked a Class 1, gentle river, suitable for the novice. Because it is tidal, you can ride the incoming tide up the river canyon and the outgoing back to the rivers mouth. The experienced folks at Catch a Canoe & Bicycles Too!, can advise you when the best time/tide is for your adventure.
Mendocino Coast Recreation Centers
The Mendocino & Fort Bragg Rec centers offer year round activities for adults and kids! Great day camps, skating, Swimming and other fun activities! Both centers are rentable for meetings, birthday parties and special events. ...World-Class Indoor Pool Good Clean FUN!
Llama Treks ~ Go Hiking w/Llamas
Led by experienced guides, their llamas carry anything you'll need to bring along, such as cameras, art supplies, even a gourmet lunch at an easy pace. Treks can be tailored to your desires, from napping on the beach to spending hours painting a waterfall.
Liquid Fusion Kayaking ~ Lessons
Liquid Fusion Kayaking offers kayak adventures for everyone, from mild to wild. They specialize in nature tours and kayak instruction and most of all in FUN!!! Relax with a dry and mild nature tour or challenge yourself with a wet and wild ocean adventure. ...This vacation enjoy an adventure to remember!
Sea Glass Museum and Gift Shop
Enjoy this amazing collection of sea glass from Fort Bragg's Beaches of Glass, the highest concentration of sea glass in the world.
SKUNK TRAIN ~ Travel through History
Moving at a leisurely pace (29 miles mph), the train pulls covered cars and open observation cars -- perfect for capturing photographs of it's scenic journey. Enjoy towering trees and wildlife, as you chug through tunnels, over bridges and past open meadows, along the "Redwood Route" as it has since 1885.
The Skunk Train was nicknamed because the old-timers said "You can smell 'em before you see 'em."
RIDE HORSES ON THE BEACH
Imagine yourself horseback riding along deserted Ten Mile Beach, through Redwood forests or ranches overlooking the ocean. Big Adventure Vacations and/or daily trail rides are available for beginner through advanced riders, either English or Western Style. "Top 25 Vacations of a Lifetime!" Outside Magazine
GLASS BEACH ~ FORT BRAGG
Glass Beach is one of the most unique beaches on the Mendocino Coast, if not the world. We've all seen the occasional piece of glass as you stroll along - This awesome cove is covered with glass!
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MOVE CURSOR OVER PHOTOS & CLICK TO VISIT WEBSITE
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Dog Friendly Lodging
We have a great selection of Mendocino Hotels that welcome you and you're pet. Although not every room is suitable for pets, so please let your innkeeper know that you want the "Pampered Pet" room!
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Beautiful Beaches
Mendocino beaches are pristine, uncrowded and majestically beautiful! You may stroll along a sandy beach one day and snuggle-up for a cliff top sunset the next night. You'll find magnificent trails and beaches along every inch of Mendocino's spectacular shoreline!
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Emerald Mini Golf
A fun yet challenging mix of miniature golf with holes around & through streams, fountains and a two sided water fall! Sure to delight people of all ages.They have a Snack Shack and Arcade and a great place for kid parties.
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Catch a Canoe & Bicycles too
Offering bicycle, canoe & kayak rentals to explore the great outdoors of Mendocino. Check out their outstanding line of mountain bikes and expert opinion of trails.
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Mendocino Coast Recreation Centers
The Mendocino & Fort Bragg Rec centers offer year round activities for adults and kids! Great day camps, skating, Swimming and other fun activities! Both centers are rentable for meetings, birthday parties and special events.
...World-Class Indoor Pool Good Clean FUN!
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Llama Treks ~ Go Hiking w/Llamas
Led by experienced guides, their llamas carry anything you'll need to bring along, such as cameras, art supplies, even a gourmet lunch at an easy pace. Treks can be tailored to your desires, from napping on the beach to spending hours painting a waterfall.
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Liquid Fusion Kayaking
From mild to wild, Liquid Fusion Kayaking has a kayak adventure for everyone. They specialize in nature tours and kayak instruction and most of all in FUN!!! Relax with a dry and mild nature tour or challenge yourself with a wet and wild ocean adventure.
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Sea Glass Museum and Gift Shop
Enjoy this amazing collection of sea glass from Fort Bragg's Beaches of Glass, the highest concentration of sea glass in the world.
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Skunk Train Rides
Take a trip back in time on the World Famous Skunk Train from the Mendocino coast through the majestic redwood forest. It's fun for the whole family!!
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RIDE HORSES ON THE BEACH
Horseback riding along Ten Mile Beach, through Redwood forests or ranches overlooking the ocean. Adventure Vacations and daily trail rides for beginner through advanced riders, English or Western. "Outside Magazine" called Ricochet Ridge Ranch one of the "Top 25 Vacations of a Lifetime!"
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GLASS BEACH ~ FORT BRAGG
Glass Beach is one of the most unique beaches on the Mendocino Coast, if not the world. It's not the occasional piece of glass as you stroll along - This awesome cove is covered with glass!
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Out of this World
Located on the corner of Main and Kasten in Mendocino. You'll find the largest selection of telescopes, spotting scopes, cameras and fascinating science toys. Great shop for curious kids of all ages.
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Mendocino Children's Space
Offering childcare with several options for family fun: Open Play, Directed Play, Special Events, Private Parties and Drop Off on Saturday Nights.
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Point Arena Lighthouse
Open for public tours, the museum is located in the Fog Signal Building, includes displays of historical equipment and pictures, Coast Guard and ship wreck artifacts and charts, geographical maps and information on the area, and examples of local plants, birds, and whales.
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Bernillo's Pizzeria
Family Friendly Fort Bragg Pizzeria
- Specializing in Pizza
- Hot Subs & Salads
- Local beer & Wines by the glass
- Serving Lunch & Dinner
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Frankie's Ice Cream & Pizza
Serving fresh, organic pizza, falafel, beer, wine, espresso, tea, and locally made ice cream in a family friendly atmosphere, all at reasonable prices in the heart of Mendocino. Live music.
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At Last Farm - Doggie Day Camp
- Hands on Care
- Total Supervision
- Protected & Safe Environment
- Fully Enclosed by Fencing
- RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
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Gallery Bookshop
This independent bookstore's outstanding selection of books as well as a knowledgeable staff who will accompany a customer to the shelves to find a book or make suggestions, this bookstore a Must-See.
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McDog Off Leash Beach
Located under the bridge at Noyo Harbor in Fort bragg is a great off leash beach for dogs to romp and play. Mcdog (Mendocino Coast Dog Owners Group) are working on a fenced park in Fort Bragg.
Great fun, particularly if you are a dog!
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CHANDELIER ~ DRIVE THRU TREE
Located 175 miles north of San Francisco at the junction of US 101 and Coast Highway 1, lies the tiny hamlet of Leggett known worldwide as the home of the Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree.
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WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE LODGING
Many of the Inns and Hotels offer handicap accessible rooms, but not all Hotels and Not all Rooms.
Please confirm with your Innkeeper that your room will suit your special needs.
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POINT CABRILLO LIGHTHOUSE
Join our knowledgeable docents for a leisurely stroll through the meadows and along the windswept bluffs of the 300 acre Point Cabrillo Preserve. You'll learn a little coastal ecology and some Mendocino history including the story of the Frolic, the 1850 shipwreck that changed the north coast forever.
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Mendo Insider Tours
Wheelchair Accessibility
Their wheelchair accessible van
removes the challenges of persons traveling with disabilities. Take a custom tour designed to accommodate your needs while making the most of your visit to Mendocino.
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Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Located on 47 Ocean Front acres, this magnificent landscape includes canyons, wetlands, coastal bluffs, a closed-cone pine forest and a varied array of floral and plant collections.
Bring a Picnic!
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Mendocino Art Center
Explore the arts! Take a class, listen to a concert, enjoy the theater, relax in the gardens, view our exhibits, buy a piece of local art, talk with artists, go on a garden tour, join the fun. There's always something going on.
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Fern Canyon in Van Damme
These 1,831 acres of beach and forest feature a lush Fern Canyon scenic trail that takes you to the Pygmy Forest where mature cone-bearing cypress and pine trees stand six inches to eight feet tall
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Confusion Hill
The Home of Mystery, Fun, and Family Entertainment since 1949. There is the World Famous Gravity House, the Redwood Shoe house, the Worlds Largest Free Standing Redwood Chainsaw Carving and the unique miniature Mountain Train Ride to enjoy.
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MacKerricher State Park
Popular with hikers, joggers, equestrians and bicyclists. This park is best known for all the seals that live in this beautiful and varied habitat of sandy beaches, ocean bluffs, sand dunes and tide pools to forests and wetlands.
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Pygmy Forest in Van Damme
Because of poor soil characteristics, and a hardpan that precludes penetration by roots or water, trees on this site are dwarfed. The same species in the surrounding forest off the pygmy soils, attain full height.
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Big River Beach
Where the Pacific ocean meets the Big River to form Mendocino Bay. A picturesque path that runs atop the southern bluffs (if you walk EAST), will take you to the wooden staircase that leads down to this sandy beach. Drive South out of Village and take first left before bridge to drive to sand.
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Cowlicks Ice Cream
They make their Ice Cream with the finest and freshest ingredients in their parlor. Stop by for a cone, hot fudge sundae, banana split or Hot Dog. They're open late and KID FRIENDLY!
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Village Toy Store
The Village Toy Store specializes in old fashioned toys like Wooden Blocks, Raggedy Ann Dolls, Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, Puppets, Classic Children's Books, Trains, Puzzles, Clay and more. Every toy can be played with in the store come on in and take a look! We carry the largest inventory of kites North of San Francisco.
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Coast Cinemas
The latest movie releases offered on several screens, shown several times a day in Fort Bragg. Matinee showings are available. Check the website for times, titles and discounted showings!
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Russian Gulch State Park
Perfect for exploring and hiking, this park features 1,162 acres with 7,630 feet of ocean frontage, with rugged headlands, beaches, tide pools and the Devil's Punch Bowl sea cave on one side and on the other side you'll find the heavily forested Russian Gulch Creek Canyon and the 36-foot high waterfall. On leash at all times.
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Caspar Beach
The long shallow beach is perfect for kids and dogs are OK, but must be on a leash at all times.! Dive for abalone, fish to your heart's content or hit the water for a little surfing, boogie-boarding, kayaking, snorkeling or swimming. Sunbathe on our sandy shores, or comb the Beach for shells.
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Tidepools
The sun and the moon move in cycles affecting the ebb and flow of the Tides. We have two high and low tides of unequal heights each day, with a time difference of approximately six hours between them. Tides below one foot in height are ideal for viewing organisms in our majestic tidepools.
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Friendship Park
In Mendocino Village - Our baseball field & Playground. In an historic first, samples of dirt were gathered from all the major stadiums around the country and Canada were sprinkled at home plate during Opening Day ceremonies. And the Playground was Built by the Crew of "Pontiac Moon" (Movie Filmed in Mendocino) in appreciation of using Mendocino as their "set".
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