Coastal Forest Cabin guidebook
Sightseeing
Wonderful beach to, hike, kayak, surf, or have a lazy beach day!
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Big River Beach at Mendocino Headlands State Park
Wonderful beach to, hike, kayak, surf, or have a lazy beach day!
Hike the Fern Canyon Trail, relax on the beach, whale watch or kayak through Sea Caves!
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Van-Damme-State-Park
8001 CA-1Hike the Fern Canyon Trail, relax on the beach, whale watch or kayak through Sea Caves!
Waterfall trail, blow hole, ocean front hikes with 360 views, and the beach tucked under the iconic Russian Gulch Bridge!
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Russian Gulch State Park
California 1Waterfall trail, blow hole, ocean front hikes with 360 views, and the beach tucked under the iconic Russian Gulch Bridge!
Ride a train or peddle cart through the redwoods! So much wildlife to see on this journey.
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Skunk Train
100 W Laurel StRide a train or peddle cart through the redwoods! So much wildlife to see on this journey.
Well maintained light house with marine life all around! Tons of sea birds, and a seal rookery just hanging out on the bluffs or below on the shores.
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Point Cabrillo
South TrailWell maintained light house with marine life all around! Tons of sea birds, and a seal rookery just hanging out on the bluffs or below on the shores.
A must see hidden gem. Park at cemetery south bound Hwy 1 directly across from little river airport road. Walk through cemetery. There is a sketchy rope down to the beach for the adventurous use at own risk.
Blowhole Trail
7300 Shoreline HwyA must see hidden gem. Park at cemetery south bound Hwy 1 directly across from little river airport road. Walk through cemetery. There is a sketchy rope down to the beach for the adventurous use at own risk.
Spring Ranch
8475 North CA-1Wide open coastal grassland. Great bluff hikes. Popular with weddings.
Rent a kayak and paddle up Albion river. Lots of cool old floating houses, seals, otters, and some great beaches. Great place to escape the fog.
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Albion River Inn
3790 CA-1Rent a kayak and paddle up Albion river. Lots of cool old floating houses, seals, otters, and some great beaches. Great place to escape the fog.
Take a walk on the headlands and see the world famous arch. Great place to watch large winter swells bash against the cliffs. Stay back from the water though lots of people have been washed off never to be found.
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Mendocino Headlands State Park
Take a walk on the headlands and see the world famous arch. Great place to watch large winter swells bash against the cliffs. Stay back from the water though lots of people have been washed off never to be found.
Big sandy beach with lots of driftwood huts. Lots of huge redwood burls washed up on the beach.
Navarro River
Big sandy beach with lots of driftwood huts. Lots of huge redwood burls washed up on the beach.
Neighborhoods
Historic town of Mendocino offers shopping, restaurants, nightlife all with views of the ocean.
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Mendocino
Historic town of Mendocino offers shopping, restaurants, nightlife all with views of the ocean.
Favorite Activities
Fishing charters are available year round. Fish for salmon, rockfish, tuna, halibut, and dungeness crab.
Noyo River
Fishing charters are available year round. Fish for salmon, rockfish, tuna, halibut, and dungeness crab.
33 miles of designated mountain bike trails nearby. From easy to extreme. Rentals are available.
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Jackson State Forest
802 N Main St33 miles of designated mountain bike trails nearby. From easy to extreme. Rentals are available.
Kayak or paddle up the beautiful Big river watershed. You will see seals and otters playing in the water, osprey catching fish, bald eagles nesting in the trees, and if you're lucky bears and cubs have been spotted walking the river bank.
If kayaking isn't your thing. You can hike, bike, or ride a horse along the river on a level old logging road now part of the nature preserve.
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Big River Beach at Mendocino Headlands State Park
Kayak or paddle up the beautiful Big river watershed. You will see seals and otters playing in the water, osprey catching fish, bald eagles nesting in the trees, and if you're lucky bears and cubs have been spotted walking the river bank.
If kayaking isn't your thing. You can hike, bike, or ride a horse along the river on a level old logging road now part of the nature preserve.
Massive dunes with California's only costal 'fawn' - a small lake in the middle of the dunes. You can access from the north end of the haul road near MacKerricher state park or any of the pullouts along high way one
Ten Mile Dunes
Massive dunes with California's only costal 'fawn' - a small lake in the middle of the dunes. You can access from the north end of the haul road near MacKerricher state park or any of the pullouts along high way one
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Glass Beach is a tourist trap.
All the glass is gone. Spend your time walking the haul road near pudding creek and exploring secret beaches north of Pudding creek.