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★ 4.5 · 381 reviews · $$$ · Gualala
Hand-built Russian-domed dining room and Seaside Bar in Gualala, serving chef Rosemary Campiformio's foraged, wild-game 'North Coast Cuisine' since 1977.
Gualala Guide
Curated places to eat, explore, and discover during your stay in
Stewarts Point Sea Ranch Gualala Point Arena
Dining & Drinks
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★ 4.3 · 75 reviews · $$$ · Sea Ranch
Coastal farm-to-table dining in a 1968 lodge, led by a CIA-trained chef with his own working farm.
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★ 4.5 · 426 reviews · $ · Gualala
Counter-service seafood shack on Gualala's north end, running its own Anchor Bay boats into fish tacos, oysters, and a short daily specials board.
Outdoors
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★ 4.5 · 6 reviews · Beach · Point Arena
Spherical sandstone boulders exposed only at low tide on a bluff-access beach three miles south of Point Arena.
~10 min walk in
Ladder descent, rock scramble
Eroded ladder, slick rock, rising tide
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★ 4.8 · 4 reviews · Beach
Wind-protected pocket beach 2 miles north of Gualala, reached by a short bluff-or-forest trail down to a hidden cove.
0.3 mi walk in
Easy, graded trail
~1 ft gain
Tide can trap you in the cave
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★ 4.8 · 431 reviews · Park · Gualala
Day-use park and campground at the Gualala River's mouth — sandy beach, bluff trails, and redwood camping.
1.75 mi round trip, paved
Gentle grades, wheelchair accessible
Black bears in the area
Shops & Local Businesses
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★ 4.8 · 119 reviews · Gualala
Community-owned Gualala bookstore bought out by 25 local shareholders in 2016 — known for 240+ gifted frogs.
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★ 4.5 · 387 reviews · $ · Gualala
Independent Highway 1 grocery store known for its butcher counter, rotisserie chicken, and an upstairs hardware aisle.
★ 4.7 · 107 reviews · $$ · Gualala
Anchor Bay's everyday neighborhood grocery — produce, homemade soup, and a deli counter, just off Highway 1.
Arts, Culture & Experiences
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★ 4.8 · 1,590 reviews · $ · Point Arena
The tallest lighthouse on the West Coast — climb 145 steps of a 1908 reinforced-concrete tower to a working Fresnel lens and 360-degree Pacific views.
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★ 4.7 · 360 reviews · $$ · Point Arena
Guided and self-driven safaris near Point Arena ending with a hand-feeding of endangered Rothschild giraffes.
★ 4.9 · 183 reviews · Free · Sea Ranch
A 360-sq-ft seashell chapel by artist James Hubbell — one of the Sonoma Coast's most photographed landmarks, free daily.