The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
California

Stop 15 · Days 464–465

Mendocino & the North Coast

Mendocino & the North Coast, CA

A New England-style village on wild headland bluffs, sea-glass beaches, and a vintage steam train through the redwoods.

Where to stay

  • A Mendocino headland inn

    On the bluffs above the sea.

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You gotta eat this

  • North Coast oysters & ale

    From the cold, clean waters up here.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 464Day 464 — Bluffs & Glass BeachFull day · 5h 30m planned
  2. 465Day 465 — North to the redwoodsDrive day · 3h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Cities & Metros
  • Quirky Americana & Roadside Oddities