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By 1882, the members of the Club camped together at various locations in both Marin and Sonoma counties, including the present-day Muir Woods and a redwood grove that once stood near Duncans Mills, several miles down the Russian River from the current location.
Guerneville (/ ˈ ɡ ɜːr n v ɪ l,-n i v ɪ l /) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California, United States.The town is historically known as a logging community.
Russian Gulch is crossed by California State Highway 1, which passes over the gulch on the Frederick W. Panhorst Bridge, a large concrete arch bridge constructed in 1940. [3] The park entrance is on the west side of Highway 1, north of the bridge, and connects by a one-lane road under the bridge to the eastern part of the park.
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 estuary is recognized for protection by the California Bays and Estuaries Policy. [12] The mouth is about 60 mi (100 km) north of the San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate bridge. The lower Russian River is a popular spring, summer, and fall destination for navigation and recreation.
Frank W. Reynolds, later a California forestry board member from 1941 to 1955, [1] purchased the site in 1928 due to its natural beauty. Consisting of 419 acres (170 ha) with frontage on the highway and property on both sides of the Eel River, the area included 97 acres (39 ha) of virgin redwood forest.
The owner of Lane's Redwood Flat, Lawrence Hinsom, was asking at least $200,000 for the site. Mrs. W. W. Stout, from Marin County, California, pledged $100,000 to the purchase of the site if the purchase price did not exceed $200,000 and conditional on the removal of the old resort buildings. [6]
It is a rustic-style resort which was famous for its fishing, in the two lakes and connecting stream in the area. [2] The listing included 28 contributing buildings and two contributing sites on 319.8 acres (129.4 ha). [1] It is located on Woods Lake, 11 miles (18 km) north of Thomasville, and is surrounded by White River National Forest. [2]