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Gualala Arts Center

For anyone interested in the arts and the deep-rooted artistic community that flourishes along the length of the County’s coast, the first stop here should be the Gualala Arts Center. The facility, which includes an outdoor amphitheater, sits among huge redwoods and exhibits work by local artists, present a variety of live performances and special and community events, and offers workshops in arts and crafts.

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Point Arena Lighthouse

One of the tallest lighthouse towers in the west that the public can climb, the Point Arena Lighthouse Tower is 115 ft. high. The first lighthouse to be made of steel and concrete, the recently renovated viewing platform on top is your perfect vantage point to see migrating whales, sea lions, and dozens of fascinating sea birds. Visit the museum and shop next door to shop for one of a kind gifts and view wonderful artifacts from the South Coast’s nautical past. Tours daily.

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Schooner Gulch State Park, Bowling Ball Beach

Just south of the Point Arena Lighthouse is a stretch of beach that features prehistoric boulders that have been finely ground down over the millennia into perfectly smooth spherical shapes. The display is especially magnificent at low tide. The geology of the area is unique and gives visitors the opportunity to view examples of significant bluff erosion, earth strata, and fossils that are as much 7 million years old. Access it from Schooner Gulch State Beach.

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B. Bryan Preserve

Experience a taste of African wildlife up close and personal on Mendocino’s South Coast at the B. Bryan Preserve in Point Arena. Committed to the breeding and conservation of African Hoof Stock, they currently raise, breed and study Roan, Sable and Greater Kudu Antelope as well as Grevy’s and Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra. Tours are available by appointment.

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South Coast

Spectacular ocean vistas, romantic retreats and vibrant arts

Have you been dreaming of getting away from it all?  The South Coast of Mendocino County is supremely picturesque by day, matchlessly serene by night, and always intoxicatingly restorative.

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Experience Real Peace and Solitude

The South Coast offers visitors miles and miles of pristine beaches and coastal bluffs where one can enjoy the peace and solitude of nature.

But the scenery, spectacular as it is, is only one of the attractions here.  The communities of Gualala, Anchor Bay, Point Arena, Manchester and Elk contain pleasures and surprises all their own.  Unforgettable inns, lodges, B&B’s, lighthouses, historic buildings and structures, quirky oddities, distinguished art galleries, world class restaurants, delightful shops and more await the curious visitor.

For anyone interested in the arts and the deep-rooted artistic community that flourishes along the length of the County’s coast, the first stop here should be the Gualala Arts Center. The facility, which includes an outdoor amphitheater, sits among huge redwoods and exhibits work by local artists in two gallery areas, present a variety of live performances and special and community events, and offers workshops in arts and crafts. The Center also serves as a clearinghouse of artistic and cultural information for the coast, a great single-stop resource.

 

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