Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Adventure Rents
KAYAKING
( 888-881-4386, 707-884-4386;
www.adventurerents.com
)
In the summer, a sand spit forms at the mouth of the river, cutting it off from the ocean and
turning it into a warm-water lake. This outfit rents
canoes
(two hours/half-day/full day
$70/80/90) and
kayaks
(two hours/half-day/full day $35/40/45) out of a van and provides
instruction.
Sleeping & Eating
Of the two towns, Gualala has more services and is a more practical hub for exploring -
there are a bunch of good motels and a pair of nice grocery stores. Get fresh veggies at the
farmers market
(Gualala Community Center; 10am-12:30pm Sat Jun-Oct)
and organic sup-
plies and local wine at the
Anchor Bay Village Market.
(35513 S Hwy 1)
Gualala Point Regional Park
CAMPGROUND
(
http://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov
; 42401 Highway 1, Gualala; camp sites $32)
Shaded by a stand of redwoods and fragrant California Bay laurel trees, a short trail con-
nects this creekside campground to the windswept beach. The quality of sites, including
several secluded hike-in spots, makes it the best drive-in camping on this part of the coast.
Gualala River Redwood Park
CAMPGROUND
( 707-884-3533;
www.gualalapark.com
;
day use $6, tent & RV sites $42-49)
Another excellent Sonoma County Park. Inland along Old State Rd, you can camp and do
short hikes along the river.
St Orres Inn
INN
(
707-884-3303;
www.saintorres.com
;
36601 Hwy 1, Gualala; B&B $95-135, cottages $140-445;
)
Famous for its striking Russian-inspired architecture: dramatic rough-hewn timbers,
stained glass and burnished copper domes, there's no place quite like St Orres. On the
property's fairytale-like, wild-mushroom-strewn 90 acres, hand-built cottages range from
