Trails, beaches, and coastal preserves within an easy drive of Gualala.
★ 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.
★ 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.
★ 4.8 · 431 reviews · Park · Gualala
Day-use park and campground at the Gualala River's mouth — sandy beach, bluff trails, and redwood camping.
★ 4.9 · 26 reviews · Trail · Point Arena
8-mile network of BLM coastal-bluff trails near Point Arena — sea arches, blowholes, harbor seals, and migrating whales, free and day-use only.
★ 4.7 · 71 reviews · Beach
Southernmost Sea Ranch coastal access trail — a quarter-mile bluff walk to a sandy surf beach down a steep staircase.
★ 4.8 · 16 reviews · Park · Gualala
Wooded Mendocino County community park northeast of Gualala — duck pond, redwood grove, playgrounds, sports courts, and picnic areas.
★ 4.6 · 113 reviews · Beach · Sea Ranch
Quarter-mile bluff trail to a sheltered pebble cove with tide pools — one of six Sea Ranch access beaches.
★ 4.9 · 29 reviews · Trail · Point Arena
73-acre Mendocino Land Trust preserve near Point Arena — Bishop-pine forest and coastal meadow leading to a 2.2-mile bluff-top loop.
★ 5.0 · 2 reviews · Beach · Sea Ranch
Wide, sandy Sea Ranch cove via an easy 0.65-mi trail through pine and meadow — sea stacks and low-tide pools.
