I am only a traveler, just wanting to share: If you want inexpensive lodging (around $40 per person/nite, kids much less) with cooking facilities in a historic farmhouse or cabin in view of the ocean (and a 5-minute walk away), this is the perfect place. Lodging includes the 2-story farmhouse, or separate cabins. Wood-burning stoves are the only heat (dress warm), but the showers are hot (in the main building only). There is even a simple campground. It's all a step above a hostel, as you have your own room. The kitchen has seen many big dinners and gourmet meals produced by visitors. As a single traveler, I've been invited to some delicious meals.

The Jughandle Creek Nature Center -- the reason this place exists -- hosts many kids learning about our environment, and how to preserve it. This is a gem on the Northern California Coast. I've volunteered to work around the place (even did repairs on an old barn), and that in itself was very enjoyable -- they even deduct a small... more