DO:

• Santa Rosa Airport
• Sleep: Healdsburg (cute downtown with Little Saint restaurant)
• Drive the Bohemian Highway 116 north on way up for small towns (highway 128 E on way back is gorgeous). Take 116 all the way to Highway 1
  • Sebastopol
  • Forestville
  • Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve - just before Guerneville
  • Guerneville
  • Land in Jenner at coastline to drive up to Mendocino (curvy if you get car sick)
• MENDOCINO:
  • Big River Kayak (Mendocino)
  • Mendocino Headlands (near downtown)
  • Russian Gulch
  • Fern Canyon Trail forest walk
  • Jug Handle: (eco staircase - trail to right under freeway opposite direction of beach stairs through forest)
  • Glass Beach
  • Big River Estuary (kayak or canoe)
  • Sweetwater Spa with giant jacuzzi!
  • The Studio: Ocean View Ceramics Class
• Stanford Eco Lodge
• MENDOCINO TO SANTA ROSA AIRPORT 2 HOURS
• RESTAURANTS: fog eater, brickery at cafe beaujolais, good life bakery, waiting room

Places we stayed:

• Serenisea cabins w/cliff hottub
• Mendocino seaside cottages

To Do:

• Fort Bragg: loved this cute old town nearby: Larry Springs and Little Cup shops, Tattoo Museum + Skunk train ride and railroad bike tracks tour (cute)
• Bowling ball beach (download locale beforehand it’s tricky to find)
• Manchester beach
• Botanical garden
• Van Damme State Park and forest trails: Fern Canyon Scenic Trail is gorgeous and the shorter Pygmy Forest hiking trail you can reach by driving up a little further.
• Elk town nearby (30 mins) - cute! And beach across the street.