welcome to mendo
With thousands of acres of Redwood forests, award-winning wineries and one of the world’s most rugged and breathtaking coastlines, Mendocino County is the kind of place you’ll want to explore for a few days. Here’s a quick list of things to do while you’re in the area.
The small business landscape is likely to change as a result of the pandemic. We’ll update this list as we continue to get information about what’s reopened.
Photography by Freda Banks
TASTING ROOMS
Route 128 is home to California’s most famous vineyards.
RIVINO Winery
4001 Rivino Ranch in Ukiah
Open daily from 10am - 5pm
Handley Cellars
3151 CA-128 in Philo
Open daily from 11am - 5pm
Navarro Vineyards & Winery
5601 CA-128 in Philo
Open daily from 9am - 5pm
Roederer Estate
4501 CA-128 in Philo
Open daily from 11am - 5pm
Toulouse Vineyards & Winery
8001 CA-128 in Philo
Open daily from 11am - 5pm
Pennyroyal Farm
14930 CA-128 in Boonville
Open Thursday - Monday, 10am - 5pm
Anderson Valley Brewing Co
17700 Boonville Rd in Boonville
Open weekdays from 11am - 6pm, Friday and Saturday from 11am - 7pm
Alexander Valley Vineyards
8644 CA-128 in Healdsburg
Open daily from 10am - 5pm
Silver Oak Anderson Valley
7300 CA-128 in Healdsburg
Reservation required: (707) 942-7082
Duckhorn Vineyards
1000 Lodi Ln in St Helena
Open daily from 10am - 4pm
DINING
Wickson Restaurant
9000 Highway 128 in Philo
Reservations required
Harbor House Inn
5600 CA-1 in Elk
Michelin Star; James Beard Nominee
Queenie’s Roadhouse
6061 CA-1 in Elk
The Elk Store
6101 CA-1 in Elk
Fog Eater Cafe
45104 Main St in Mendocino
Patterson’s Pub
10485 Lansing St in Mendocino
MacCallum House
45020 Albion St in Mendocino
Trillium Cafe
10390 Kasten St in Mendocino
HIKING
Navarro River Redwoods State Park
Elk, CA
660 acres of second-growth Redwoods
Mendocino Headlands State Park
Mendocino, CA
7,400-acre wildlife corridor with cliffside trails & secluded beaches
Russian Gulch State Park
CA-1, Mendocino, CA
Follow prehistoric Fern Canyon through Redwood groves to a 36-foot waterfall
The Lost Coast Trail
Lost Coast, CA
Hike a famous 25-mile trail along a secret stretch of California coastline
Van Damme State Park
8001 CA-1, Little River, CA
Beaches, trails & the Pygmy Forest
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse State Park
13800 Point Cabrillo Dr, Mendocino, CA
Historic California lighthouse situated on a beautiful headland
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
18220 CA-1, Fort Bragg, CA
Clifftop garden with ocean views, picnic spots & trails