This is prime inn country. Albion , the village at the mouth of the Albion River, was founded in 1853 around another lumber mill. The village of Little River is a mid-19th century vacation town with several fine parks and unique inns. Little River's cove is a good spot for diving and abalone gathering. It was a redwood lumber town until the 1960s.
Trails lead to the riverside beaches, popular with steelhead anglers.
Some of the finest small inns in the country have sprung up in this natural setting. No modern towns impede the appreciation of the natural beauty of the Mendocino coast and the little towns there are charmingly picturesque and entirely in keeping with the rest of the landscape. Each of these rivers has recreation facilities at its mouth and for several miles inland. Some of the best lodging in the northwest can be found in this region. Their dining room is renowned and reservations are advised.