Day 1: Inland wine trails and train rides

A conductor stands alongside a locomotive where a yellow lab is waiting to board the train.

Kayla boarding the Skunk Train. Photo by Dave Kendrick.

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Hopping along the Hopland Wine Road

Looking for a new region to explore with your pup? Time to hop on over to the Hopland wine region in Mendocino County. The18 tasting rooms on the Hopland Wine Trail, stretching roughly from Hopland at the southern end of the county to Willits in the north and they are all dog-friendly.

Hop on over to Hopland

Photo by @suki_theshiba

Winery rich Mendocino County home to 10 American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), a half-dozen of which are smaller regions lumped together under the over-arching Mendocino County label. While there are many dog-friendly tasting rooms scattered about, it makes sense for newbies to follow one of two designated “wine roads,” one tracing Highway 128 through the famed Anderson Valley, the other centered around the Hopland area on Highway 101.