Located about two miles north of the town of Gualala, Cooks Beach is one of the few public sandy beaches on the southern Mendocino Coast. There aren’t a lot of places to park at the trailhead, but two pretty trails offer blufftop views of the Pacific Ocean or a trail through a Bishop pine forest down to a large, sandy pocket beach. Dogs on a leash are allowed on the beach.
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