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Where: Location: The Lodging/restaurants: www.heritagehouseresort.com; www.littleriverinn.com; http://albionriverinn.com; www.mendocinohotel.com, trip: Russian Hike South to Gulch Russian of Fort State Albion Heritage Bragg Gulch Mendocino several Park River on Little Falls House, the others Inn, and River Hotel, Mendocino (707) (707) back, available Inn, (707) 202-9000, 937-1919, (707) 5.9 coast 937-0511, miles. 937-5942, B&Bs: http://www.romancebythesea.com; 937-0289, Joshua www.maccallumhouse.com; Grindle Mendocino Inn, (707) Seaside 937-6022, MacCallum Cottage, several http://joshuagrindlemendocino.com; (707) others. House 972-6496, inn, (707) State Bragg); Fort Bragg). parks Russian Reserve camping: Gulch campsites State MacKerricher Park, at Van https://reservecalifornia.com. State Damme Park State (north Park of Fort (south of Navarro California River State Redwoods Parks, www.parks.ca.gov. State Beach, first-come, first-served. Info: Contact: Russian Gulch, Van Damme and Mendocino Headlands state parks, (707) 937-5804, www.parks.ca.gov. HOW TO GET TO THERE From San Francisco: From the Golden Gate Bridge, take U.S. 101 north for 83 miles past Cloverdale and Exit 522 for Highway 128. Take that exit and drive 56 miles to Highway 1. Continue north on Highway 11 and drive 10.4 miles to Mendocino on left. Distances: 10 miles from downtown Fort Bragg, 143 miles from Eureka, 155 miles from San Francisco, 165 miles from Walnut Creek, 195 miles from Sacramento, 199 miles from San Jose.