Mendocino and Shasta Counties
Mendocino and Shasta counties, rugged landscape with sweeping views forever!
Full disclosure, we haven’t traveled up this way too much. We are mostly spontaneous with our weekend trips, and the drive up the Mendocino coast, or through the spine of the Central Valley to Redding and beyond, takes time.
We have thoroughly enjoyed our two visits to Lake Shasta, as well as our one visit to Fort Bragg. Other than that, we have driven through the Shasta region a few times on our way to Oregon and Washington. The drive is simply majestic.
If you truly want to get away from any population and enjoy the serenity of the outdoors, outside of visiting the more “populated” cities of Fort Bragg, Eureka or Redding, then there are the counties of Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte on the coast, and inland, Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen, and Plumas Counties.
So what are our recommendations?
These are places that we have actually visited, stayed at, or ate at.
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![Gualala, California]()
Gualala, California
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![Visiting Fort Bragg, California]()
Fort Bragg
We’ve visited Fort Bragg once. What a beautiful, cozy little town.
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![Bridge Bay Resort at Lake Shasta]()
Bridge Bay Resort: Lake Shasta
The Bridge Bay Resort at Lake Shasta website encompasses a stay at the lodge, restaurant, and boat rentals. We have twice rented a boat on Lake Shasta. There are a few other boat rental places on Shasta Lake, but. we’ve only used Bridge Bay.
You can see our YouTube video HERE.. It’s was our first-ever video!
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Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
We went to Whiskeytown Lake just once. It is gorgeous! However, the lake took a hit with the Carr Fire, but is coming back. We will be back.
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![Ten Mile Beach in Fort Bragg]()
Ten Mile Beach
Ten Mile Beach in Fort Bragg, is long stretch of beach within the MacKerricher State Park. The beach goes on forever! Very secluded!
You can see our YouTube video HERE
