The northern California coastline covered by this guide stretches 800 miles from the southern end of Monterey County north to the Oregon border. This region has a wealth of scenic coastlines, large estuaries, towering redwoods, world-renowned birding hotspots such as Monterey Bay and Point Reyes, and a wealth of bird life. It is also a contrast in terms of urban areas with everything from the urban sprawl of the San Francisco Bay area to Humboldt/Mendocino’s Lost Coast, a stretch of coastline over 60 miles long without roads.