A family-run hospitality group we’ve long admired recently expanded their Fort Bragg pawprint. Siblings Bob Hunt and Pam Amante—the team behind the dog-friendly Beachcomber Motel, Surf & Sand Lodge, and Beach House Inn—added The Wharf Restaurant and Anchor Lodge to their collection.
With deep North Coast roots since 1972 and a real understanding of traveling with dogs, their growing hospitality family gives DogTrekkers more reasons than ever to head to Mendocino.
A family story 50 years in the making
Every great dog-friendly hotel has a story, but the Beachcomber Hotel Group’s might be the most charming one on the Mendocino Coast. It starts with a leaning trailer, seven-dollar room rates, and a set of keys left on an empty counter. Fifty years later, siblings Bob Hunt and Pam Amante now run five oceanfront properties where dogs are treated like family—because at the Beachcomber, family is the whole point. Read more…
The dog-friendly hotel line-up
The Hunts have built their lodging collection around what makes Fort Bragg worth the drive: welcoming small-town atmosphere, beach access, ocean views, and rooms genuinely set up for dogs. Open ocean, creekside calm, or working-boat harbor—the Hunts have a room for you and your dog. Find your match based on trip type or setting. Read more…
Your Fort Bragg dining guide
Dogs are welcome to the tables in Fort Bragg. The Wharf Restaurant—a longtime DogTrekker favorite—just joined the Hunt family’s collection. Add in barbecue supplies for fire-pit nights at The Beachcomber, coffee shops, pubs, and breweries, and you’ve got a weekend’s worth of meals at your fingertips. Here’s where to eat, with your dog in tow. Read more…
Fort Bragg & beyond
Ready to plan your North Coast adventure? We’ve pulled together a guide to the best ways to spend your days on this stretch of the Mendocino Coast—from sea glass hunting at Glass Beach to off-leash romps at Noyo, bluff trails at Pomo, a redwood ride on the Skunk Train, and more picks worth building a trip around. Read more…
