Sum­mer Fun

There’s plenty to do at Big Bend Lodge. We have a pri­vate beach with a lovely, deep swim­ming hole and sev­eral more pri­vate lit­tle beaches and nooks along the the river. And lots of old-school sum­mer games like vol­ley­ball, horse­shoes, bas­ket­ball and ping pong as well as a tire swing hung from a big oak tree.  There’s also more than enough space for you to set up your own bad­minton, cro­quet and petanque.  At night we often build a camp­fire and gather round for games and sto­ries and the lodge is stocked with board games and books.

We pro­vide inner tubes free of charge but our insur­ance pol­icy only allows the usage of them at our main beach. If you would like to explore more of the river we ask that you bring your own tubes or rafts.

Hap­pily, we do not have tele­vi­sions or inter­net access and cell-phone sig­nal is unre­li­able.

Out and About

Located in North­ern Men­do­cino County, almost to Hum­boldt County, we are in an area renowned for Giant Red­woods and near sev­eral pri­vate, State and National parks where you can learn about these ancient trees. Or go to nearby Con­fu­sion Hill for some old-time fam­ily fun.  For those who want to explore the coast, we are about an hour and a half away.

4 miles to Drive Thru Tree Park
8 miles to Smithe Red­woods State Nat­ural Reserve
11.2 miles to Con­fu­sion Hill
20 miles to Richard­son Grove State Park
37 miles from the begin­ning of the part of high­way 101 called The Avenue of the Giants
52 miles to the coast at Shel­ter Cover (1.5 hours)

Sum­mer Fun

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