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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 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.
Russian River SMRMA and Russian River SMCA are two adjoining marine protected areas that protect the Russian River Estuary in Sonoma County on California's north central coast. The Russian River flows through Goat Rock Beach within Sonoma Coast State Beach into the Pacific Ocean. The estuary is closed seasonally by a sandbar.
Steelhead Beach Regional Park is a regional park on the Russian River north of Forestville, California, U.S.A. that is maintained by the Sonoma County Regional Parks Department. The day use fee is $7 per vehicle.
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.
The East Fork Russian River is a 15 mi (24 km) long tributary of the Russian River in Mendocino County. [1] It drains the northeastern part of the Russian River basin. [2] The region has a Mediterranean climate. [3] The fork's watershed covers 67,073 acres (271.43 km 2). [4] The mouth elevation is about 623 ft (190 m) above sea level. [1]
San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood sits on one of the city's 44 hills, in fact, one of it's original "Seven Hills." The neighborhood's name goes back to the Gold Rush when settlers ...
The Russian River, with its mouth at the north end of Goat Rock Beach, is Sonoma County's largest watercourse, both in flow rate and lineal extent. Immediately beyond the Russian River discharge to the Pacific Ocean is the coastal town of Jenner. North of the mouth of the Russian River is Jenner Beach.