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Stanford Inn & Bicycles Too! Rentals
Offering bicycle rentals, sales and repairs of mountain bikes for exploring Mendocino Village or through the redwoods and the fern canyons of the State Parks.
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Pt. 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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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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Stanford Inn - Catch a Canoe
Rent a canoe or kayak and explore Big River, California's longest undeveloped estuary. 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.
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Adventure Rents
Paddle the Gualala River through the redwoods to the sea. Adventure outfitters since 1994, we offer self guided rentals 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 for individuals to large groups.
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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.
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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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Liquid Fusion Kayak
Join us on a tour up the Noyo River lined with redwoods, out on the open waters of the coast or take a lesson and learn how to handle the wild coast of Mendocino. Offering Tours and Lessons for beginners to advanced.
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Ten Mile Trail - Old Haul Road
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 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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Jackson State Forest
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 Area
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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Boom Roadhouse
Guided nature walks in the Redwoods with miles of trails that beckon your exploration. ( WINTER SPECIAL: $20/person per walk. FREE to members of the California Native Plant Society.)
Up to 10 people per walk. Questions? Please call for RESERVATIONS
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Shambhala Ranch
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, 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!
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