Kick back, relax, and enjoy the breathtaking beaches and spectacularly rugged coastline at The Sea Ranch (pop. 1,305), a tiny, environmentally-planned private community stretching for 10 miles along Highway 1 at the northern end of the Sonoma County coast. It's estimated that about half of the houses in The Sea Ranch are rented out as vacation homes.
Renting a vacation home allows use of the community's tennis courts, Scottish-style golf course, and 50 miles of private trails that offer panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, massive rocks, migrating whales, amazing sunsets, and more.
If you aren’t staying overnight, there are public access trails available or visit the 195-acre Gualala Point Regional Park. Or spend a quiet moment in the Sea Ranch Chapel, a whimsical architectural gem that resembles a bird in flight or a cresting wave.
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The Sea Ranch, a privately owned community extending for 10 miles along a beautiful strip of Sonoma's far northern coast, is known for its panoramic views of sea, sky, rocky ocean outcrops, and...
The California Coast is one of the most iconic and scenic coasts in the country. The coastal stretch north of San Francisco in Sonoma County is home to the picturesque sea villages of Bodega, Bodega...
Extending for 10 miles along a beautiful strip of the Sonoma coast, the community known as The Sea Ranch offers panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, sky, rocky ocean outcrops, migrating whales, and...
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Open daily to the public, 365 days a year from sunrise to sunset. The grounds surrounding the chapel as well as the structure itself were the gifts of Sea Ranch residents, Robert and Betty Buffum.…
Unbeaten Path offers a full range hiking, walking and nature tours in Sonoma & Mendocino coast. We offer a vast array of interesting tours including - but not limited to: Historical, Wildflower (flora…
Designed by Robert Muir Graves and completed in 1974, the first nine holes at The Sea Ranch Golf Links jumped onto the list of exciting and scenic golf destinations. In 1995 this “Gem of the Seaside”…
Sonoma County Regional Parks manages six public access trails in The Sea Ranch, a private community south of Gualala. Trails start at Highway 1 parking areas and cross bluff-top meadows and forests to…
The quarter-mile Black Point Trail is the southernmost of the six Sea Ranch public access points. It is also the longest beach among the access trails. Black Point Beach is a sandy shore that curves…
A trail that is .12 miles one way and leads to a small beach reached via a steep staircase. Look for seasonal waterfalls from a stream spilling over the bluff. This is the largest parking lot of the…
This small park is in Annapolis, a remote community in the hills of northwestern Sonoma County, about 10 miles east of The Sea Ranch. Short walking paths pass through giant redwoods and along Soda…