🌲 On-Site at Driftwood Lodge

• The Driftwood Lodge – Weddings, Events & Retreats: A secluded 30‑acre coastal estate with redwood trails, ocean views, and a barn—ideal for intimate weddings, events, and retreats.
• Driftwood Barn: Rustic‑chic event space on the property that accommodates celebrations with an ocean backdrop.
• Redwood Trail to Creek: A private footpath winding through towering redwoods down to a peaceful year-round creek.
• Driftwood Creek: A serene, shaded creek edged with ferns and forest—perfect for moments of quiet reflection.
• Kolmer Gulch: Hike the creek (strenuous) to a secluded beach for crashing waves and shell collecting.

🍽 Dining & Food Nearby

• Fort Ross Store: Historic general store offering local groceries, wine, snacks, and picnic essentials near the fort.  Includes a coffee shop and deli as well.  
• Twofish Baking: Charming bakery inside Stewart’s Point Store, famous for fresh pastries, sourdough, breakfast burritos, and calzones.  Also with great lunch sandwiches.
• The Sea Ranch Lodge – Dining Room: Upscale ocean-view restaurant serving seasonal, locally sourced coastal cuisine.
• Timber Cove Resort- Coast Kitchen: Cliff-side resort near Fort Ross offering a cozy restaurant and bar with dramatic Pacific views.
• Ocean Cove Bar and Grill: Great views and delicious food overlooking the ocean.
• River’s End Restaurant: Romantic restaurant with views of the Russian River at the Pacific.
• Cafe Aquatica: Great views, delicious food, and strong coffee on the River.
• Gualala Restaurants: Vue Kitchen, Upper Crust Pizzeria, Tacqueria Del Sol, Cove Azul Bar & Grill, Trinks Cafe, Miramar Mexican Grill, Gualala Seafood Shack

🥾 Hikes & Parks

• Salt Point State Park: Rugged coastal wilderness with 20+ miles of trails, incredible tide pools, camping, and underwater marine reserve.
• Stillwater Cove Regional Park: Redwood grove and gentle beach for families, picnicking, and tranquil walks.
• Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve: Quiet forested reserve, brilliant with rhododendron blooms in spring.
• Gualala Point Regional Park: Bluff-top trails with river beach access north of Sea Ranch.
• Walk-On Beach Coastal Access: Easy coastal path leading to a sandy beach with tide pools and sea stacks.
• Black Point Beach Access: Secluded cove beneath cliffs, popular for tide pooling and surf vistas.
• Goat Rock Beach: Scenic shoreline with iconic rock formations, driftwood, and seasonal seal watching.
• Fort Ross State Historic Park: Restored 19th-century Russian fort with interpretive exhibits and coastal trails.
• Fort Ross School / Playground: Quaint historic schoolhouse and adjacent kids’ play area near the fort.
• Jenner Headlands Preserve: Vast 5,630‑acre coastal preserve featuring prairie, redwoods, and panoramic ocean‑and‑river views.

Area Map

Use our interactive map to explore local hikes, parks, restaurants & stores, points of interest, and our “favorite” activities along the coast.