- Our list of the best things to do in Mendocino, California, features the top 44 nearby activities — including 28 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Mendocino, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, Food & Drink, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 22 things to do within the city of Mendocino, CA , followed by 24 popular activities in nearby cities, including Fort Bragg and Ukiah
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Drive along Mendocino Coast for excellent ocean views. Stop for a closer look at the wildlife, or to go sea kayaking.
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The family-friendly Mendocino Headlands State Park offers free admission. It contains the Big River Beach, which is an excellent swimming spot. The Park is also a wildlife sanctuary and holds a large music festival every summer.
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Located in the outskirts of Mendocino, California, the Russian Gulch State Park has several remarkable features. Its most unusual area is called the Devil's Punchbowl, a subterranean cave with a whirlpool in the middle.
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Mendocino, California is home to the Jughandle State Reserve, a small coastal property with an easy walking trail and beautiful coast views. The Reserve is free to visitors and provides self-guidance materials at the trailhead.
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Mendocino's Point Cabrillo Lighthouse is a beautiful and unusual lighthouse open daily between 11 AM and 4 PM. The lighthouse and its grounds are free to enter and explore, and donations are gratefully accepted.
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Visitors at Ross Ranch experience Mendicino on horseback. All of the ranch's horses are tractable, responsive and can safely walk through sand and gentle surf waters. Ross Ranch also offers equestrian forest tours.
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Mendicino's Ford House Museum is open to public visitors and available for private rentals. History buffs and antique lovers may tour the house with a knowledgeable docent or may explore on their own.
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Catch A Canoe provides its customers with kayaks, bicycles, canoes, and outriggers to be used during their travels in the Big River region. The location also offers Wildlife, Proa Outrigger, and Wildlife Eco tours.
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Gallery Bookshop & Bookwinkle's Children's Books is a Bookstore in the Heart of Mendocino Village.It serves local residents and visitors with an inventory of current and relevant titles and it features sections on ocean life,local history, wine country, the arts, gift items by local artists.