09/04/2026
New to Mendocino? Here's a solo trip you can actually follow. π² Save this one.
β¦ Day 1 β Settle in + sunset. Drop your bags, then catch golden hour from the cliffs at Mendocino Headlands State Park, right by the village. You'll quickly learn you're spoiled for sunset spots here.
β¦ Day 2 β Redwoods + waterfalls. Wander Russian Gulch State Park (that famous bridge, plus a fern-canyon trail to a waterfall), then chase another sunset at Van Damme State Park β beach on one side, redwoods and a pygmy forest on the other.
β¦ Day 3 β Fort Bragg day trip. Ride the Skunk Train railbikes through the redwoods (electric-assist, so no need to be super fit), then poke around Glass Beach and the coastal trails at MacKerricher β keep an eye out for seals.
β¦ Any morning β go slow. The best part of a solo trip: nowhere to be. Coffee, a walk, the birds, the fog burning off.
ποΈ Where to stay: Brewery Gulch Inn, just south of the village β a locally-sourced breakfast with a view, and an evening w**e-and-appetizers hour that's honestly generous enough to be dinner. Central, quiet, and genuinely made for traveling solo.
Come take the trip that's just for you.
π Brewery Gulch Inn & Spa Β· Mendocino, California Β· book direct or link in bio
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