Sighseeing Guide

Mendocino Headlands State Park  

Mendocino Headlands State Park consists of 347 acres of undeveloped seaside bluffs and islets surrounding the town of Mendocino. Scenic cliffs, iconic arch, and tidepooling during low tide.

Botanical Garden  

The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens in Fort Bragg includes canyons, wetlands, coastal bluffs, and a closed-cone pine forest. Admission is $20.

Bowling Ball Beach

Those large round sandstone rocks that line the beach and kind of look like bowling balls? They’re concretions, hard masses found within rocks that are left exposed as their exteriors are eroded away by the waves. Bowling Ball Beach is best visited during low tide.

Russian Gulch

Russian Gulch State Park is a California State Park in coastal Mendocino County, California, 2 mi north of Mendocino and 7 mi south of Fort Bragg. Beach and hiking trails. 

In 1995 the first building to receive help was the Blacksmith & Carpentry Shop. It was repaired and restored to original specifications. Initial work was completed in 1996. Today it contains a 240 gallon saltwater aquarium and an interpretive center, housing the Marine Science Exhibit.

The next building to be repaired was the Oil House, the concrete building between the Blacksmith & Carpentry Shop and the Lighthouse. It was restored and made weathertight. The Oil House was completed in the spring of 1998.

Glass Beach

Glass Beach is a beach adjacent to MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California, named from a time when it was abundant with sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town. 

Skate Park

Glass Beach is a beach adjacent to MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California, named from a time when it was abundant with sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town. 

Ka Kaleh Coastal Trail

Experience this 4.9-mile out-and-back trail near Fort Bragg, California. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 hour. 

Sea Glass Museum

Quaint, relaxed museum in a converted home, offering a range of colored sea glass, plus a gift shop

Ford House Visitor Center & Museum

The mid-19th-century home of Jerome Bursley Ford, the founder of Mendocino, today serves as a visitors center in the region.

Cowlick's Ice Cream

*Not vegan

Café Beaujolais/The Brickery Pizza

Pizza made with ingredients sourced from the restaurant’s garden.  Vegan options.  Nice dining ambiance.