Navarro-by-the-Sea Center

Navarro-by-the-Sea Center is a public benefit nonprofit corporation. The specific purposes for which this corporation is organized are: to promote education and interpretive activities of the California State Parks system in the Mendocino County area, support scientific and historic investigations relating to the area, and present these subjects to... the public. Our primary focus since incorporation has been preservation and rehabilitation of the historic Captain Fletcher's Inn (ca. 1865) at the Navarro Beach area of the Navarro River Redwoods State Park. The historic Mill Superintendant's House (ca. 1864) currently serves as our offices, and is also in need of significant upgrades to the potable water and septic systems, foundation repair, and other improvements. Our goal is to reopen the historic Captain Fletcher's Inn as a visitor center, interpreting the rich cultural and natural history of the Mendocino coast, Navarro River estuary, and the larger Navarro River watershed. The California Cultural and Historical Endowment has generously funded preparation of a Comprehensive Specific Plan for the area, as well as Construction Plans for stabilizing and rehabilitating the historic Inn. See our Current Planning page for details on the work completed as part of the grant from the California Cultural and Historical Endowment. Navarro Beach is located in Mendocino County, California, near the intersections of Highways 1 and 128. From San Francisco or Eureka, take Highway 101 to Highway 128 near Cloverdale. Then take Highway 128 west to the ocean. At the intersection of Highways 1 and 128, turn south over Navarro Bridge toward Point Arena; then immediately west at the "Coastal Access" sign for Navarro Beach.Read More