Outdoors

Trails, beaches, and coastal preserves within an easy drive of Gualala.

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.

0.27 mi to cove Easy, one staircase Slick rocks, rising tide narrows cove

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.

0.65 mi walk in Easy, no real elevation change Sneaker waves, slick rock, rip currents