Virtual Guidebook to the

Northern California Coast and North Coast Ranges

Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties, California


The stormy, foggy, surf-lashed north coast - 250 miles of splendid scenery between the Russian River and Eureka. Historic towns including Mendocino, Ferndale and Old Town Eureka, the dramatic coastal highway which gives way to the even more spectacular roadless Lost Coast. fishing ports, artists colonies - the north coast has it all..

Choose one of the localities from the Table of Contents below to see thumbnail images of the VR panoramas.
Table of Contents
Humboldt Bay
Samoa, North Spit on Humboldt Bay
North Spit, Humboldt Bay
Port of Eureka, Humboldt Bay
Old Town waterfront, Eureka
Old Town Eureka
The city of Eureka, Humboldt County
Humboldt Bay south of Eureka
Table Bluff and South Spit, south of Humboldt Bay
Lower Eel River
The Eel River Plain, Humboldt County
Ferndale, Humboldt County
The Van Duzen River, Humboldt County
The Cheatham Grove on the Van Duzen River, Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
Rio Dell, Humboldt County
Downtown Scotia, on the Eel River in Humboldt County
Scotia mill and residential areas, on the Eel River in Humboldt County
The Redwood Highway
Dyerville Flats, Humboldt Redwoods State Park
The Avenue of the Giants, Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Garberville and Benbow, Humboldt County
Lost Coast
Lost Coast Headlands (BLM), west of Ferndale, Humboldt County
Cape Mendocino, Humboldt County
Punta Gorda, King Range National Conservation Area
Lower Mattole River Valley, Humboldt County
Mattole River, Humboldt County
Black Sands Beach, King Range National Conservation Area
Shelter Cove, west of Garberville
Whale Gulch, Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Needle Rock, Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Bear Harbor, Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Mendocino Coast
Westport, Mendocino County
Fort Bragg, Mendocino County
Noyo, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County
Point Cabrillo, Caspar, Mendocino County
Mendocino Headlands State Park, Mendocino City
Big River Clifftops, Mendocino City
Main Street, Mendocino City
More of Mendocino City
Big River and Albion River, inland from Little River
Montgomery Woods State Reserve, Mendocino County
Anderson Valley, Mendocino County
Elk, Mendocino County
Sonoma Coast
Salt Point State Park, Sonoma County
Fort Ross State Historical Park, Sonoma County
The lower Russian River, Sonoma County
Sonoma Coast State Park, between the Russian River and Bodega Bay
Bodega Bay, Sonoma County

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