Toast the Coast

You have an outdoors type: strong, classic, beautiful, a bit edgy … and that’s just the start of the outdoor scenery and experiences you’ll have adventuring on the Sonoma Coast—where rugged headlands meet sandy beaches and the coastline is sublime, with hidden coves and iconic sea stacks. Camp, hike, relax. It's summer!

Week: 06.08.2017
Regions: Northern CA

All the Wright Stuff

Camping at Wright's Beach on the Sonoma Coast

Avoiding drama? That’s a good thing. Unless you’re talking about campsites. In that case, the more dramatic the better! And Wright’s Beach on the Sonoma Coast is quite the drama queen—27 campsites sitting smack dab in the middle of the wild and raging Sonoma Coast State Beach.
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Park it in Nevada

Nevada National and State Parks

Ready to go big this summer? We’re talking road-tripping the most mountainous region in the Lower 48: Nevada! This place is made for adventurers who prefer their pit stops to be national and state parks. Nevada is a wide-open land with a gem of a park—mountainous Great Basin Nati
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Bluff Hugging Hike

Hiking Kortum Trail on the Sonoma Coast

For a superb 8-mile (round-trip) beach-to-beach ramble along a bluffside trail, Kortum Trail on the Sonoma Coast is tops. Crags, coves, cliffs, and amazing views of the Pacific are highlights. Sure, this stretch of coast attracts as much fog as it does hikers, but the good news i
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Her Name Is Monte Rio

Chilling at Monte Rio Beach on the Russian River

You’ve heard of Throwback Thursday; how about Old-School Saturday (or Sunday!). For a scene that’s a pure summer classic, head to the Russian River’s Monte Rio Beach. Enjoy lounging and picnicking at an expansive, exposed beach made for sunbathing, barbecuing, and enjoying conces
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