Things To Do

GoodLife Cafe & Bakery

Patterson's Pub & Restaurant

Fog Bottle Shop & Wine Bar

North Coast Brewing Co. & Taproom

Trillium Cafe

Fog Eater Cafe

The Skunk Train & Rail Bikes

Kayak Mendocino

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

Sweetwater Eco Spa

Enjoy a soothing massage, relax in our outdoor redwood hot tubs, and emerge refreshed from our infrared and traditional cedarwood saunas.

Glass Beach

Catch a Canoe & Bicycles, Too!

Hiking

Van Damme State Park is a day-hiker’s paradise, with dramatic vistas and discoveries every step of the way. Plan your own hike, or pick one from the suggestions below. Pygmy Forest -0.25 mi Check out the bonsai trees in bog-like conditions on soils so old they are nearly bereft of nutrients. Wheelchair accessible. Pygmy Forest and Fern Canyon Loop - 4.15 mi Sample the pygmy forest, the upland forest, and the redwoods of Fern Canyon, in one easy loop. There’s a good picnic site on the trail. Fern Canyon - 5 mi Check out the environmental camps and some of the finest parts of Fern Canyon on an easy (stroller- and bike-friendly) trail along Little River. You’ll pass alders, thimbleberries, elderberries, tall coast redwoods, and mighty Douglas-firs.