Sonoma Coast State Park is where you want to go, according to a poll from the California State Parks Foundation. The park, which spans 17 miles from Bodega Head to Vista Trail north of Jenner, was ...

Sonoma Coast State Park is a swath of land that extends for 16 miles along the Pacific Ocean, from Bodega Head to Vista Trail. A number of sandy beaches, rugged shorelines and coastal prairies dot ...

Jack London's second wife Charmian lived at what is now the Jack London State Historic Park until her death in 1955, and she was instrumental in preserving the land to honor Jack's legacy.

Contacts: Sonoma Coast State Park, (707) 875-3483, www.parks.ca.gov; Sonoma Coast Visitor Center, Jenner, (707) 865-9757. How to get there For GPS, use 10439 Highway 1, Jenner (Sonoma Coast ...

Although I lived in Northern California from 1975 to 1990, I’d never visited Jenner or spent any time on Sonoma County’s wild coast or beaches because, as an avid whitewater kayaker and skier ...