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California Coastal Trail - Hiking
The Mendocino Coastal Trail snakes along 130 gorgeous miles of spectacular coastal view trails - through State Parks and picturesque Victorian Villages. |
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Catch a Canoe & Kayak Rentals
Kayak, Canoe and Outrigger rentals on gorgeous 8 mile long Big River Estuary. Escape the fog and ride the tide through a redwood canyon. Watch for seals, otters and bird life. Stable outriggers are easy to paddle and hold from 1 to 10 people. Children & dogs are welcome! |
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BIKE RENTALS ~ Stanford Inn
Catch a Canoe & Bicycles Too! rents well maintained high quality mountain bikes, plus easy and upright Cannondale comfort bikes. Single track through the redwoods available too! |
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Tour Big River
Come aboard a new ultra stable 9 person outrigger, and experience Big River in a completely new and relaxing way. Specialized Tours include: Sunset 'Til Dark Bioluminescence, Birding, Historical, Fitness and Outrigger Sailing Canoe. Watch for seals, river otters, bird life and more! |
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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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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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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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Kayak Mendocino
"The first 2 caves are filled with sea stars and vibrant algaes. The paddling is smooth and easy, we round the corner and exchange looks with Harbor Seals..." Join them
to continue the story with you in it! |
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Adventure Rents Canoes & Kayaks
Paddle the Gualala River through the redwoods to the sea. Offering self guided rentals since 1994, for all ages and skill levels. Dogs are welcome too! Moonlight Flotillas with catered picnics on the river's beach. Experienced and friendly service with canoe and kayak rentals. Reservations are recommended |
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Russian Gulch State Parks
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. |
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Mendocino Weather
WHAT'S MENDOCINO WEATHER LIKE? You've booked the perfect place to stay, reserved the best restaurants and now your wondering: WHAT SHOULD I PACK? Here's some suggestions regarding weather. |
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Old Haul Road on Ten Mile Trail
Easy trail - Flat and paved most of the way! Excellent for biking, strolling and exercising. The Old Haul Road runs along the beach. A small section was washed out during a severe storm, but able bodied sorts can travel along the sand until the road picks up again. |
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MacKerricher State Parks
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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Jackson State Forest Trails
Eleven incredible trails to choose from with all levels of difficulty. You'll discover old growth redwood groves and waterfalls. Mountain biking trails, remote campsites and much more! |
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Cow Mountain Recreational Areas
Located in the Mayacmas Mountains between Ukiah and Lakeport. South Cow Mountain offers 23,000 acres and 200 miles of vehicle roads and trails for off-highway vehicles, also horseback riding, camping, mountain biking, hiking. The adjacent North Cow Mountain Recreation Area, with 27,000 acres, offers many opportunities for non-motorized recreational activities. |
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Map of Bike Trails
Mendocino offers hundreds of miles of back roads, abandoned logging roads and trails for hiking and mountain biking. Stanford Inn has provided these suggestions of the best trails for biking, hiking and canoeing. You can pick up this map at their bike rental shop. |
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Shambhala Ranch Trails
This secluded ranch offers many hiking and biking trails through 40 acres of their private forest, a serene lake complete with dock and a canoe for their guests pleasure. Open rolling meadows and grasslands, sparkling year-round private river beach and sweeping vistas looking out over the valley. |
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Pomo Bluffs in Fort Bragg
In Fort Bragg, this relatively new city park (opened April 22, 2006) on the ocean bluffs overlooking the Noyo Harbor entrance and the Pacific Ocean. There is a paved walkway that's suitable for wheelchairs or strollers and there are benches along the way. |
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Hiker's Guide to the Mendocino Coast
All the public hiking trails on and near the coast between Gualala and Whale Gulch. Includes all the state parks: Russian Gulch, VanDamme, MacKerricher, Jughandle, Navarro River Redwoods, Hendy Woods, Montgomery Woods, Manchester, and more! Order from Amazon 
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