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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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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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B Bryan Preserve
Their focus is on African Hoof Stock. Currently, you can view 2 endangered species of zebra and Greater Kudu, Roan and Sable Antelope in a natural environment, taking their dust baths and watching the stallion herd his mares. Coming soon: Giraffe, Black Wildebeest, Sprinkbok and Gerenuk.
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Skunk Train
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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Gene Parsons
He invented StringBender in 1968, building and installing them in musicians' instruments ever since. The StringBender Custom Shop is equipped to install a StringBender in your flat-top acoustic guitar, Telecaster, or Les Paul now.
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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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Mendocino Artists
A collective of Mendocino painters, sculptors, jewelers, glass artists, potters, photographers, fabric artists, silk screeners, weavers, beaders, candlemakers, and haberdashers from Mendocino County.
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Erin Dertner
Sunlight and sea, ambling pathways and rustic dwellings have been Erins inspirations since the age of 9. Learning first from her mother and later from a variety of teachers throughout her life, she has developed a style that is relatable, thoughtful and infused with light.
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Bowling Ball Beach/Schooner Gulch
Sunset watching, fishing, picnicking and surfing are popular activities here. A small parking area with two trailheads is on the west side of the highway. The southern trail leads to Schooner Gulch Beach and the northern trail provides access to Bowling Ball Beach.
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Mendocino Weather
WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE? So you've booked the perfect place to stay, reserved the best tables at the local restaurants and planned your activities on Mendocino.com. The next question is:
WHAT SHOULD I BRING?
HOW SHOULD I DRESS?
Here's some suggestions regarding weather.
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Jug Handle State Reserve
Explore a 2.5-mile self-guided nature trail called The Ecological Staircase.
Each of the terraces was uplifted from sea level about 100,000 years before the one below it. The lowest terrace consists of prairie; the second is covered with pines; the third supports a unique pygmy forest with knee-high trees possibly several decades old.
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Vichy Springs Resort Spa
The only naturally warm and carbonated mineral baths in North America. Overnight guests in the bed & breakfast and cottages enjoy a full buffet breakfast and use of the famous "champagne" baths, hot soaking pool and Olympic size swimming pool (in the summer).
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Color and Light - Stained Glass Studio
You'll be pleasantly surprised how well the name describes your experience. Artist/owner, Linda Brown, fills the gallery with her stained and fused glass originals, as well as seven other artists working in dimensional glass, blown glass, watercolors, basketry, and fused glass jewelry.
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Coastside Gallery
Kevin Milligan has been painting since age seven. Kevin is a fourth-generation artist - his father Guy Milligan, a professional painter, his grandfather was an artisan & craftsman and his great grandfather was a cabinet maker.
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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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LIVING LIGHT INSTITUTE
This vacation may change your life! Immerse yourself in three wonderful information packed days with cutting edge lectures and gourmet raw culinary demos. Enjoy inspiring presentations by world renowned authors, culinary artists and health experts.
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Murder She Wrote
The popular television series starring Angela Lansbury, features the exteriors of Mendocino Village. A Victorian bed and breakfast in Mendocino was used as Jessica Fletcher's home in the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine.
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Kwan Tai Temple
The oldest of California's Chinese houses of worship in continuous use, the temple may date back as far as 1854, though its documented history reaches only to 1883. The Chinese built many temples in California, but no others remain on the North Coast.
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Kwan Tai Temple
The oldest of California's Chinese houses of worship in continuous use, the temple may date back as far as 1854, though its documented history reaches only to 1883. The Chinese built many temples in California, but no others remain on the North Coast.
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Russian Gulch History
Contains a total area of 1,162 acres with 7,630 feet of ocean frontage. One of the many features of the headlands is the "blow hole." Its formation was made by the incessant pounding of waves against the coastal headlands.
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Ford House Museum
Constructed in 1854, this home today houses a visitor center for Mendocino Headlands State Park. The museum features models of vessels which once plied coastal waters, carrying lumber, passengers and other essentials to those who made their homes on the North Coast. It also features an elaborate model of the town of Mendocino in 1890.
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Masonic Temple
The Masonic Hall in Mendocino was built over a century ago in 1866. The statue on top of this beautiful building was hand carved out of one piece of a giant Redwood trunk on Big River beach.
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Kelley House Museum
Constructed in 1861 by William H. Kelley, one of Mendocino's founding fathers. Kelley House is located on .76 acres between Main and Albion Streets overlooking the mouth of Big River and Mendocino Bay and houses an extensive collection of photographs and family histories.
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Mendocino History
Mendocino was discovered by mistake. Scouts were sent to salvage the remains of the Frolic shipwreck. By the time they arrived, the ship was demolished by the sea, but they noticed the huge redwood trees and the rest is history...
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Mendocino Woodworking
Mendocino Furniture Makers have long earned a reputation for craftsmanship, quality, and distinctive styling. You will find exceptional contemporary craftsmanship blended with influences from Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, Early American, and Craftsman design.
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Mendocino Beacon Newspaper
Find our local Mendocino news online, including top stories, rentals, business, classified and much more>>>
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Grace Hudson Museum
The Museum's collections consist of more than 30,000 inter-related objects, with significant holdings of local Pomo Indian artifacts (particularly basketry) ethnographic field notes, unpublished manuscripts, historic photographs and the world's largest collection of Grace Hudson paintings.
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Grace Hudson Museum
The Museum's collections consist of more than 30,000 inter-related objects, with significant holdings of local Pomo Indian artifacts (particularly basketry) ethnographic field notes, unpublished manuscripts, historic photographs and the world's largest collection of Grace Hudson paintings.
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Presbyterian Church
This is one of the oldest Presbyterian churches in continuous use in California. Organized as the Presbyterian Church on November 6, 1859, the building constructed of local redwood, was dedicated on July 5, 1868.
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Guest House Museum
The Guest House Museum located on Main Street (Highway 1), houses the repository of artifacts and records telling the story of Fort Bragg. This beautiful Victorian is a centerpiece of Fort Bragg and is often a gathering place for local events.
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MacKerricher Family History
Everyone has a story and the MacKerricher's story of how they came to the Mendocino Coast is fastinating. Now there is an incredibly beautiful State Park with their name.
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Filmed In Mendocino
Take a look at the long list of movies and television shows that have been filmed entirely or in part in and around Mendocino County. Bet you've seen at least one and you didn't realize you were looking at Mendocino!!
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Roots of Motive Power
Roots of Motive Power (Roots) preserves and restores steam- and diesel-powered equipment used in the California north coast logging industry from the 1850s to the present, located in Willits.
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Best View of Mendocino
Picture postcard view of Mendocino Village from across the bay! Mendocino Bay Overlook offers a spectacular view of the village of Mendocino from south of Big River. Located off Road 500B/Brewery Gulch Drive immediately south of Mendocino (after the bridge).>> Click for Map.
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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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Gualala Arts
We are a community arts organization, located in Gualala, California, and dedicated to promoting public interest and participation in the arts since 1961.
Here you can find art exhibits, workshops & classes, classical & popular music performances, theater, lectures and much more.
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Blessed Sacrament Church
Mass: Saturday 4:00 p.m.
Your wedding day will be a uniquely memorable experience with a special touch of romance in this incredibly picturesque location. The rural setting and the powerful Pacific ocean provide an ideal backdrop for a romantic wedding ceremony.
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Edgewater Gallery
Displaying for sale; Original works by Seventeen Mendocino County Artists!
Located near the corner of Laurel and Main (Highway 1) in Fort Bragg, across from Town Hall.
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City of 10,000 Buddhas
This international Buddhist community and monastery is one of the first Chinese Zen Buddhist temples in the U.S., with one of the largest Buddhist communities in the Western Hemisphere.
Situated in Talmage, occupies over 488 acres of meadows, orchards, and forests, of which only 80 acres are presently being used.
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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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SEABISCUIT ~ Slept Here!
Seabiscuit, subject of a currently released major motion picture and America's favorite race horse in the 1930's, lived between Willits and Ukiah. Thought you might like to know!!
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OLD POSTCARDS
Local Lady has an extensive collection of old photos and postcards of Mendocino County in the olden days.
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Mendocino Coast Little League
Schedules and Information for the Mendocino Little League. Home games are played at friendship park, complete with homeplate snack bar and fun for all. We'll see you there, PLAY BALL!!!
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Willie Nelson - Mendocino County Line
...As the sun sank west of the Mendocino County line I have these pictures and I keep these photographs To remind me of a time These pictures and these photographs Let me know I'm doin' fine I used to make you happy once upon a time But the sun sank west of the Mendocino County line!
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Tide Information
The favorite past-time of wave watching and beach combing is much easier when you know when the tide will be up or down.
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