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A non-profit organization providing Low Cost Accommodations, Nature Education, and Nature Stewardship, Restoration & Protection.
Our 33 acre property is located adjacent to Jug Handle Beach and Jug Handle Nature Preserve which includes miles of trails to the Pygmy Forest and many beautiful headlands walks just out your front door. Our property provides opportunities for walking, bird watching, star gazing and quite reflection.
We offer nature education and stewardship workshops for school groups and adults, find out more on our Nature page. We are located half way between Mendocino and Fort Bragg.
Soooooo.... Check this out. We made a reservation through AirB&B. Thinking we were going to have a phenomenal experience. Not to be. 15 minutes and we were done. Went to Fort Bragg and got a room. It's January, get it, cool. It states on the site, or AirB&B, complimentary wood stove. What it doesn't say, is that it's the ONLY source of heat. Real good. We love wood heat. We're from Alaska and rely on wood heat. No problem. We can build a fire. Except for the fact they give you 7 pieces of firewood, it's wet, and that's not how fires work. It was 51° outside and 45° in the cabin. I've seen the responses by the "owners" when people post negative reviews. She got her money, got what she wanted. Good for her. You get your's girl. Have no expectation of a refund. Place would probably be outstanding in the summertime, not so much in the winter. BE HONEST, PROPRIETOR! Just be straight forward. I know you'll read this and probably have something really smart to say. You wanna make this right, call AirB&B, we'll talk. Or respond to this, and we'll talk. You make it right,m I'll delete this and give you a +++ review on how you did the right thing. But take responsibility for your inaccurate description of your cabin.
Stayed here for a weekend and it waws lovely! Marie was extremely accommodating and let us move to another open cabin when our stove wasn't working properly. Everything was clean and quiet and the access to the hiking trails and beach were amazing! Definitely recommend for anyone looking for a quiet weekend away.
I've stayed at the campground with a group several times and love this property. The property itself is beautiful, and the trails to the beach and ecological staircase are awesome. We volunteered at the native plant nursery and had a great time. Marie was very friendly and helpful with our reservation, and Helene was very knowledgeable and dedicated about native plant restoration. Excellent choice for a little trip away from the city!
Loved this location, we originally had 15 people but ended up being a group of 10. We were able to share two rooms and all have access to the main space. The farm was spacious and the beach trail was really convenient. We ended up going down the 'rough' trail versus the staircase that is farther to the left once the beach/river is to your right. Marie was really responsive and super helpful whenever I had a question. I would not hesitate to rent this location again in the future. It can't be beat!
PS: the stargazing is awesome here.
I planned my family's Christmas getaway in the Bunkhouse and it accommodated us perfectly!
Check in: you receive an email with check in instructions, it is very clear. There are key boxes on each door which issues a key.
Rooms: there are 4 bedrooms with exterior doors that surround/connect to a classroom, 2 of which have doors that also lead into the classroom. The other 2 rooms have only outside access and have to walk outside to get to the classroom (which is a great living room for the kids to play).
The rooms are spacious, clean and have great bedding and pillows. 2 of the rooms have a queen bed with 2 bunk beds (sleeps 6) and they other 2 rooms have a queen bed, a set of bunk beds and a sofa or day bed which can sleep 2 more. Each of the beds have a clean folded towel, trash can and liner, ceiling fan, lamps, dressor and shelving. Plenty of power outlets. We went over December and the heating was excellent. We were able to set the thermostats and sleep wonderfully.
Each room has a name, the lock box code is the same code that gets you into your bathroom. The bunkhouse can be rented by 4 strangers, so each bathroom has a dedicated bedroom and has a shower, sink, mirror and commodes. In order to conserve water, the showers are timed for 15 minutes and I think they gave about $1.50 in quarters to start the water in each bathroom. The larger rooms could have had more quarters, but I'm not sure. We did not run out of quarters, but we only had 2 people in a couple of the rooms. Honestly, 15 minutes was more than enough time for me (with long hair). I even had a few minutes at the end to hand out. I wish i had started a timer though. Only one of the bathrooms had a space heater, so I gave that to my parents. I think we all ended up using that bathroom because of it.
Although the bathhouse is disconnected from the lodging, we weren't inconvenienced by it..... well... maybe in the middle of the night it was chilly to use the bathroom. Also, I felt bad making noise when getting up.
The kitchen is connected to the bath house building, but on the far side. It has lots of pots and pans, plates, flatware, glassware etc. There's an oven, stove, microwave, 2 coffee makers and a very large fridge.
There are no tv's but we didn't miss them. There was no cell service but the internet works well in the bunkhouse.
Parking was ample and hiking trails right out the back porch was a dream. There's a large field in the back where the kids can play and large fire ring with seating. Picnic tables etc.
There are dumpsters and plenty of trash bags.
Marie and Helen were excellent leading up to the trip. Their service was excellent, I emailed a few times and they got right back to me. Helen helped with materials and information on the local flora and fauna.
Each night we walked out to the headlands and watched sunset, each morning we walked to the beach. We went to Russian gulch for a family group hike which was nice.
I couldn't have asked for a better vacation. You wont find anything like it, where a large group can get together, still have their own space and the kids can run wild.
