Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Around
Fort Bragg Cyclery
BIKE RENTAL
( 707-964-3509;
www.fortbraggcyclery.com
; 221a N Main St; bike rental per day from $32)
Rents bicycles.
Mendocino Transit Authority
BUS
(MTA; 800-696-4682, 707-462-1422;
www.mendocinotransit.org
)
Runs local route 5 'BraggAbout' buses between Noyo Harbor and Elm St, north of down-
town ($2). Service runs throughout the day.
MacKerricher State Park
Three miles north of Fort Bragg, the
MacKerricher State Park
( 707-964-9112;
www.parks.ca.gov
)
preserves 9 miles of pristine rocky headlands, sandy beaches, dunes and
tidepools.
The
visitor center
( 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat & Sun Jun-Aug, 9am-3pm Sep-May)
sits next to the whale skeleton at the park entrance. Hike the
Coastal Trail
along dark-
sand beaches and see rare and endangered plant species (tread lightly).
Lake Cleone
is a
30-acre freshwater lake stocked with trout and visited by over 90 species of birds. At
nearby
Laguna Point
an interpretive disabled-accessible boardwalk overlooks harbor
seals and, from December to April, migrating whales.
Ricochet Ridge Ranch
(
707-964-7669;
www.horse-vacation.com
; 24201 N Hwy 1)
offers horseback-riding trips through
redwoods or along the beach ($50 for 90 minutes).
Just north of the park is
Pacific Star Winery
(33000 Hwy 1; tastings $5; 11am-5pm)
, in a
dramatic, rub-your-eyes-in-disbelief-beautiful location on a bluff over the sea. The wines
don't get pros excited but they are very drinkable, the owners are supremely friendly and
you're encouraged to picnic at one of the many coast-side tables, stroll some of the short
coastal trails along the cliffs and generally enjoy yourself (which isn't hard).
nestled in pine forest, have hot showers and water; the first-choice reservable tent sites are
