Getting to the Mendocino Coast

Driving Map for Mendocino Coast

The Mendocino Coast is about 4 hours north of San Francisco (6 hours if you come up the Coast Highway!), and about 4 hours south of Eureka, CA. The closest airports are:

  • San Francisco International Airport
  • San Jose International Airport
  • Oakland International Airport
  • Sacramento International Airport
  • Charles Schulz Airport (Santa Rosa, CA)

There is also a local civil aviation airport at Little River, CA, only 2 miles south of Mendocino. The Little River Airport has a 5000-foot runway, so it can accommodate small jets.


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