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Rio Nido, California (From Spanish: Río Nido, meaning Nest River) is a small, unincorporated resort community on the Russian River, in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is situated 1.3 mi (2.1 km) east of Guerneville. The town's name is meant to mean "river nest" in Spanish.
The Russian River (Southern Pomo: Ashokawna, Spanish: Río Ruso) is a southward-flowing river that drains 1,485 sq mi (3,850 km 2) [4] of Sonoma and Mendocino counties in Northern California.
Guerneville is located in western Sonoma County, along the Russian River on State Route 116, between Monte Rio to the west and Forestville to the east. The CDP has a total area of 9.88 sq mi (25.6 km 2). Of that, 9.71 sq mi (25.1 km 2) is land and 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km 2) (1.72%) is water. [1]
Russian River SMRMA includes the waters below the mean high tide line eastward of the mouth of the Russian River Estuary defined as a line connecting the following two points: 38°27.16′N 123°7.91′W / 38.45267°N 123.13183°W / 38.45267; -123.13183 ( SMRMA corner
It is located west of Santa Rosa on the Russian River. First settled in 1871, it was served by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad from 1876 to 1935. Hacienda was a popular river resort from the 1920s through the 1950s, with river frontage, campgrounds, and a golf course designed by Alistair MacKenzie. [1] Today, the site is a private community. [2]
Jenner Headlands Preserve is a nature preserve owned and managed by The Wildlands Conservancy, a nonprofit land conservancy.Covering 5,630 acres (22.8 km 2) in Sonoma County, California, the preserve offers views of the Russian River and the coastline.
Villa Grande, originally named Mesa Grande is an unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California, United States. Villa Grande is located on the Russian River 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Guerneville. Villa Grande has a post office (95486) which was established in 1921. [2] [3]
Monte Rio (Spanish: Monte Río, meaning "River Mountain") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California along the Russian River near the Pacific Ocean. The town of Guerneville lies northeast of Monte Rio, and Jenner is to the west. The population was 1,152 at the 2010 census, up from 1,104 at the 2000 census.