What to do and see in The Sea Ranch, United States: The Best Places and Tips

At Unbeaten Path Tours we "Connect People to Place" and we do so by bringing our guests to specific points of interests they would otherwise miss if going it alone and we share with them aspects of the region that resonate with us, such as: history, geology, the marine ecology, birding, local flora, little known facts and more. Our guests not only gain knowledge and appreciation for the lands - they gain a respect for it, they care about it - and when you care about something you connect with it - and you never forget it! Owner & Guide, Margaret Lindgren, is also a certified instructor of Kundalini Yoga and offers private yoga & meditation sessions for private and corporate groups. See our website for specific details regarding this unique and symbiotic offering for an UNBEATEN experience. All tours are private unless otherwise noted. Tours and Yoga can be customized to meet specific needs for private groups, retreats and weddings. Make it unique: Make it UNBEATEN!

Located at the mouth of the Gualala River, this park offers great hiking trails and nature walks.

Six miles along the Sonoma Coast, this recreational park includes hiking and horseback trails, plus an underwater reserve for divers.

For the ultimate golf experience, visit Sea Ranch, one of the first Scottish Style links built in the western U.S., and one of the most picturesque courses in the country.

A scenic three-mile hiking trail from Gualala Point Regional Park to Walk-On Beach along the Pacific coast.This short trail in downtown Gualala can be accessed through the Surf Motel parking lot and next to the Shoreline Restaurant. The trail goes behind three motels/inns and other commercial buildings and follows the Gualala River. There are views of the river and the Pacific Ocean and benches along the way. Parts of it are relatively flat and other parts a bit more challenging.

Studio 391 is an award winning fine art gallery specializing in photography, paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glass and mixed media by local, regional and nationally established artists. Studio 391 is located at the corner of Highway One and Ocean Drive in Cypress Village Gallery District. A must-see gallery when visiting Gualala.Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 11 am to 5 pm.

Placewares. Offering 'Wares for Your Place | Since 1978'. On the California coast, one mile north of The Sea Ranch. The first Placewares opened in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1978, specializing (as it does today) in wares for your place. It eventually grew to an intimate chain of neighborhood stores around New England before its original owners' retirement to The Sea Ranch in 2004. In 2005, a single Placewares store was opened in the California coastal town of Gualala, just north of the fabled architectural community, The Sea Ranch. In its 38th year, 2016, Placewares entered its latest chapter under the ownership of design enthusiasts Shev Rush and Kevin Lane, with continued operations at The Sea Ranch in Gualala's Cypress Village, an expanded and enhanced online store, a vibrant social media presence, and plans for a second location in Los Angeles opening in 2017. We continue to carry iconic designs from the store's four-decade history, including products from Iittala, Marimekko, Heller, Chemex, Alessi, Normann Copenhagen, Bodum, and Chilewich. At the same time, we spend time each year searching at home and abroad for the very best products available in the categories you'll find in-store and in the online store. Placewares is also host to a gallery space showing an exciting, unusual and rotating mix of local California artists as well as internationally celebrated artists with works housed in the permanent collections of MOMA, Tate Modern, Art Institute of Chicago, LACMA, MOCA, SFMOMA, and The Menil Collection, among others.