The captivating city of Gualala awaits you
Enjoy the entertainment and other features of Gualala. This city's seaside, beaches and surfing draw many visitors. Whether you're planning a family holiday, romantic stay or friends trip, vacation rentals offer features like full kitchens and laundry facilities for a more convenient stay.
Gualala's got hotspots on the North Coast
Gualala is mainly about immersing yourself in the fresh breezes and rugged natural beauty of the North Coast, and for that you've got the Gualala Bluff Trail and the Regional Point Park – both loaded with enough seagrass meadows and raw bays washed over by the Pacific Ocean to keep you going. However, there's also culture here. You can head to the Gualala Arts Center and the Dolphin Gallery to see local artisans at work. Or, you can hit the Matheson Design gallery for the medley of Impressionist and Abstract paintings inspired by the coast.
Coastal enjoyments in Gualala
As Gualala cascades down to the roaring waves of the Pacific Ocean, it gives way to some of the North Coast's most loved walking trails and shoreline parks. You'll find yourself hopping between wind-buffeted beaches and soaring bluffs, watching uber-romantic sunsets and spotting gray whales splash and crash through the swells from lookouts on the Sonoma cliffs. If it's wild, cobweb-busting nature you're after this season, then seafront Gualala vacation rentals could just be the perfect choice for you.
Gualala is grand in the summertime
Gualala's bathed in a soothing Mediterranean warmth for most of the year. Winter brings the trademark rains of the Pacific region though, which keep many a vacationer away between November and March. When spring kicks in throughout April and May, the crowds start coming in earnest, most eager to see the beautiful wildflower meadows along the cliffs in bloom. That said, Gualala vacation rentals fill up the most in summer, when temperatures sit neatly in the high 60s and the refreshing ocean breezes roll in off the sea.
Gorgeous reserves in Gualala
There's certainly no shortage of places to get up-close-and-personal with the haunting, gasp-inducing vistas of the Sonoma Coast. You could start on the winding Gualala Bluff Trail, which pokes over the sandbanks and through the pine groves to reveal a land of white-capped surf and lazing sea lions. Opposite that is the Gualala Point Regional Park, where shoreline meadows of swaying seagrasses mingle with the estuary waters of the Gualala River. Whales can sometimes be spotted from the walks there, and the coastal forests are crisscrossed by plenty of marked trails.
How to get to and around Gualala
The nearest airport is in Santa Rosa, CA (STS-Sonoma County), located 43.3 mi (69.7 km) from the city center.