Marissa & Nick
Things To Do
Cuffey's Cove Ranch
WEDDING VENUE
Anderson Valley Brewing Co
One of Nick & Marissa's favorite breweries
Albion River Bridge
It is one of the last wooden bridges that are still standing also a great place to hang out with friends & family, eat fresh abalone and seafood caught from Ocean, beautiful sunset with friendly and helpful staff.
Elk Store
The Elk Store has been the hub of the community it serves since 1927. Locals gather for coffee & conversation, while visitors from around the globe stop for picnic lunches & Made in Mendocino specialty foods.
Queenie's Roadhouse Cafe
Located in the popular vacation villiage of Elk, visitors can get a delicious meal while visiting Elk's State Beach, scenic cove and seastacks. Located next to the Elk Garage, Queenie's Roadhouse Cafe serves organic traditional american food.
Cuffey's Cove Cemetery
Few cemetaries are as scenic as this one. Visible in the distance is the Elk Coast stretching down to Bridgeport and Manchester.
Glass Beach
From 1906 to 1967, everything from cars to batteries to bottles, cans and appliances were unceremoniously pushed over the cliffs into the ocean — a common practice of seaside cities for centuries. Mother Nature responded to this abuse with a nice surprise in the form of smooth, colored sea glass treasure in a rainbow of colors.
Ten Mile Beach
Ten Mile Beach is the long stretch of coastline at Inglenook Fen Ten Mile Dunes Preserve in MacKerricher State Park. The beach, which is actually about four miles long, starts at the north end of Main Beach and continues all the way to Ten Mile Creek. Between these two points is a vast dunes structure that is almost a mile wide. A rough path (an old paved “Haul Road”) used to follow the back of the beach where hikers and horseback riders could travel without damaging the dunes and protected plants and animal habitats.
Jug Handle Beach
On the rugged Mendocino Coast, Jug Handle State Natural Reserve beckons visitors with spectacular ocean views, peaceful forests, and a hike through half a million years of ecological history. The reserve’s 2.5-mile Ecological Staircase Trail explores three wave-cut terraces formed by the continental glaciers, rising seas, and tectonic plates that built the Coast Range. Few places on earth display a more complete record of how geology, soils, and plants change over time
Navarro River Redwoods State Park
Visitors to the Navarro River Redwoods State Park can enjoy picnicking, swimming, and camping. The park is popular with anglers, canoeists, and kayakers in the late winter and spring.
Bowling Ball Beach
At the edge of the Pacific Ocean, the beach at Schooner Gulch State Beach near Mendocino, looks as though its been scattered with oversized bowling balls. Almost perfectly spherical, stones like these have caused wild speculation wherever they’ve been discovered, with answers from aliens to dinosaurs.
Point Arena Lighthouse and Museum
The Point Arena Lighthouse stands as an iconic figure on the landscape of the American Pacific Coast. No other lighthouse offers such a fully interactive experience in the exchange between history, science and natural beauty. Sometimes brilliantly sunny, other times fog-shrouded and mysterious, always ruggedly beautiful, the lighthouse is a place to find something different, a place where the romance is real and the experience is profound.
Skunk Train
Located in Northern California’s Mendocino County there is a skunk running through the redwood forest, but this isn’t any skunk, it’s the world famous Skunk Train. The California redwoods, pristine coastline, and award winning vineyards are all a part of the landscape of what makes Mendocino County such an amazing place and home to this 131-year-old train.
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens ranks among the best gardens in North America and was just voted 5th “Best Botanical Garden” in the nation by USA Today. Only 20 of the nation’s gardens were nominated (see all 10Best Botanical Gardens). More than 70,000 people a year experience the wonder of nature at the Gardens, in all its seasons. This is a place to play, to contemplate, to learn, to relax, to touch, to smell, to feel, to enjoy, to be inspired, and to experience the simple wonder and beauty of life.
B Bryan Preserve
Watch out when you snap a shot with the Rothschild Giraffes at B. Bryan Preserve! These rare critters have a habit of sneaking a kiss with visitors who “ooh and aah” over their elegant beauty, and with a tongue that's 18 inches long, that's quite a face-washing! The entire preserve is the perfect place to pretend you're on safari in the African veldt… and not in southern Mendocino County! Take a tour in a vintage Land Rover with the opportunity to get an up-close view of the majestic animals that roam the ranch. For a bonus, stay in one of the picture perfect cottages on-site.
Apple Farm
Head to the Apple Farm when the trees are bursting with blooms in the spring or heavy with ripe apples in the fall. The honor system farm stand offers heritage apples and pears grown on the farm, as well as homemade jams, chutneys, cider and other assorted goodies to enjoy at home. Strike a pose among the apple trees or in the French-style garden that has surprises at every turn. If you love to cook, this is just the place for a mid-week “stay and cook” getaway! Find the Apple Farm on the Philo-Greenwood Road just off Highway 128.
Solar Living Center
the first stop in Hopland on Highway 101 is at the Solar Living Center. Since 1996 SLI has been a showpiece of sustainable living, rising like a phoenix from the debris of a former highway dump site. With its ponds, lavender labyrinth, the deliciously cool central oasis, statuary, and the rusty car forest, there are literally dozens of places for a cameo appearance! You can even enjoy an overnight stay in the Tiny Tumbleweed House. While in Hopland, check out the bocce scene at Brutocao Cellars and learn about olive oil at Terra Sàvia.
Elk Cove Inn & Spa
Discover one of the best-kept secrets on the Northern California Coast - 150 miles North of San Francisco; 15 miles south of Mendocino. This one-of-a-kind, ocean view Mendocino Coast bed and breakfast, with luxurious accommodations and European-style Day Spa is totally dedicated to your rest, relaxation and rejuvenation
Greenwood State Beach
Greenwood State Beach offers beach access and a picturesque view of the Pacific Ocean. The central theme is of Greenwood / ELK as a lumber town in the late 1800's through the early 1900's. The Visitor Center is in the middle of town and provides a glimpse of what life was like in this lumber town during the late 1800's.
Caspar Headlands State Reserve and State Beach
Beach and headlands walks located just south of Fort Bragg in the hamlet of Caspar. This area has miles of undeveloped beach adjacent to the headlands and a panoramic ocean view. The beach is a good place to watch for migrating gray whales. Fishing is also popular off the beach.
Emerald Dolphin Mini Golf & Arcade
The Emerald Dolphin Mini Golf boasts 18 holes of Fun circumventing in & around gorgeous fountains and waterfalls. The entire course is fun yet challenging to every age and skill level. Come enjoy the gorgeous coastal air while you laugh and play.
Gowan's Oak Tree Fruit Stand
Roadside stand featuring homegrown and local produce in the Anderson Valley, along Highway 128 , 2 1/2 miles west of Philo, and 8 miles from Boonville
Mendocino Bay Overlook
Mendocino Bay Overlook, which is less than a mile away from the Mendocino Headlands StatePark is a not so popular, yet a beautiful scenic viewpoint of the Mendocino Headlands and the Big River Beach. Drive past the bridge that crosses the Big River Beach, take the first left at Brewery Gulch Road and to the immediate right is the entrance to the Mendocino Bay Overlook.
Noyo Headlands Park Fort Bragg Coastal Trail
Newly opened in 2015, the Noyo Headlands Fort Bragg Coastal Trail opens up the former mill site property to visitors and residents. The loop takes walkers along the rugged clifftops and the beaches of Glass Beach.
Pennyroyal Farm
Pennyroyal Farm is committed to producing the finest handcrafted goat and goat/sheep cheeses exclusively from goats and sheep that are raised at the family farm. Pampered animals munch on wild grasses and pennyroyal mint that blanket the sixty-six acre farmstead and vineyard in Boonville
Hopland Tap House
Hopland Tap House is a rustic pub that offers a delicious food menu, eight craft microbrews on tap, local wines, in the charming town of Hopland California. The historic space that is home to Hopland Tap House is a beautiful century old brick building, that features original and gorgeous stamped tin interior walls, exposed brick, and a stunning custom built black walnut bar.
Mendocino Brewing Co Inc
They take great pride in being pioneers in the American Craft Brewing Renaissance and even greater pride in our range of ales that beer lovers all over the country have made Legends.