Everything Mendocino is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Mendocino.
5 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Mendocino owes its existence to redwood. In the mid-19th century, the promise of easily accessible timber drew loggers and entrepreneurs to this dramatic stretch of the California coast. They built a town that reflected…
Ever feel like you've stepped back in time? You're approaching a place where Hollywood has done just that, time and time again. Mendocino's resemblance to New England and Canadian Maritime villages made it a popular…
Imagine navigating this rugged coastline before GPS – Point Cabrillo Light was a lifesaver. It helped ships avoid disaster. The lighthouse began operating in 1909. It was built because this stretch of the Mendocino…
You're near the site of what some historians call the most important shipwreck on the West Coast: the Frolic. Imagine a ship laden with treasures from China, meeting its end just offshore. The Frolic was a brig built in…
Sea glass from decades of dumping polished smooth by the Pacific. Fort Bragg California.