25 Things to do near Clear Lake, California
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Highland Springs Reservoir
Lakeport, California
5.0 miles SWAn excellent variety disc golf course near Lakeport in heavy woods with lots of elevation — multiple tees, multiple basket locations, and annual tournaments.
Disc Golf
Letts Lake
Stonyford
18.4 miles NA free, motor-free 35-acre mountain lake at about 4,500 feet in the Mendocino National Forest, 19 miles west of Stonyford, with a small swim beach, a lakeside loop trail and a first-come Forest Service campground.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Harbin Hot Springs
Middletown, California
21.0 miles SEA well-established, clothing-optional hot spring retreat in Lake County with multiple pools, overnight lodging, a restaurant, workshops, and conference facilities — fees apply.
Camp, Hot Springs, Swim
Lake Mendocino (South)
Ukiah, California
21.5 miles NWHeavily wooded rolling terrain with tunnel shots, obstacles near most baskets, 9 concrete and 9 rubber tee boxes, and 18 alternate pin placements near Ukiah.
Disc Golf
Low Gap Park
Ukiah, California
22.4 miles WA course with nice elevation and rocky ground, with mostly tight holes that lack defined fairways — a rugged, natural experience in Ukiah.
Disc Golf
Lake Mendocino (North)
Ukiah, California
22.6 miles NWWooded disc golf with uphill and downhill shots near Ukiah — be aware of heavy poison oak when venturing off the fairway at Lake Mendocino North.
Disc Golf
Mendocino College Disc Golf Course
Ukiah, California
23.1 miles NWWide open spaces and tall grass give this free Mendocino College course a breezy, wide-open feel for straightforward disc golf.
Disc Golf
Lake Sonoma
Geyserville, California
25.2 miles SSet in a manicured park with beautiful trees, picnic areas, restrooms, and plentiful parking, nine concrete tees double to 18 with alternate positions — just bring a map for the walk between holes 7 and 8.
Disc Golf
Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach
Healdsburg
31.5 miles SA Sonoma County Regional Parks beach on the Russian River where a seasonal flashboard dam, craned onto a foundation in use since 1955, backs the river into a wide swimming lagoon just below the steel truss Memorial Bridge. The boards go in no earlier than
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Steelhead Beach Regional Park
Forestville
38.8 miles SSteelhead Beach Regional Park is a Sonoma County Regional Parks day use park on the Russian River north of Forestville, with a gravel bar beach, a year round canoe and kayak put-in, and nearly a mile of trails through riparian woods. There is no lifeguard
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim 0.2 mi
Sunset Beach River Park
Forestville, California
38.8 miles SA classic Russian River swimming hole with a pebble beach, shallow and deep sections, Redwood Forest views, paddle boarding, fishing, and picnicking — quieter on weekdays, popular on weekends.
Kayak, Swim
Stony Gorge Reservoir
Elk Creek, California
40.0 miles NESandy beaches against oak-and-chaparral foothills frame this mid-sized low-elevation reservoir, where warm calm water is ideal for waterskiing, jet skiing, and paddling.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Swim
Stony Gorge Disc Golf Course
Elk Creek, California
40.4 miles NEHilly terrain, a mix of trees and shrubs, two water-hazard holes, and superb reservoir and mountain views make this intermediate-to-advanced course a standout.
Disc Golf
Santa Rosa Skatepark
Santa Rosa, California
41.4 miles SSanta Rosa Skatepark is a well-established concrete skatepark in Santa Rosa, California, in the heart of Sonoma County about an hour and a half north of San Francisco. Open since 1994, it's a...
Skateboard
Patterson Point Preserve
Villa Grande
41.6 miles SA free, two-acre nonprofit preserve with two small beaches on the Russian River at Villa Grande near Monte Rio, open for daytime swimming with no lifeguards. Check posted algae and bacteria signs first.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Redwood Coast Rec Center
Gualala, California
41.7 miles SWA small-pond disc golf course on the grounds of the Redwood Coast Recreation Center in Gualala — park at Bower Park and walk south through it to reach this free, scenic course.
Disc Golf
Monte Rio Beach
Monte Rio
42.0 miles SFree public gravel beach on the Russian River just east of the Monte Rio Bridge, run by the Monte Rio Recreation and Park District. No lifeguards; loaner life vests on site and summer-only lower parking lot.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Delevan National Wildlife Refuge
Colusa, California
42.8 miles NEA 5,797-acre national wildlife refuge in California's Sacramento Valley with over 4,500 acres of managed wetlands — a major bird habitat 80 miles north of Sacramento.
Hike
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Willows, California
43.0 miles NEPart of a multi-refuge complex in California's Sacramento Valley, this national wildlife refuge offers protected habitat and wildlife viewing in a rich wetland landscape.
Hike
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Colusa, California
43.0 miles EA 4,507-acre wildlife refuge in California's Sacramento Valley that regularly hosts more than 200,000 wintering ducks and 50,000 geese — one of North America's premier waterfowl destinations.
Hike
