Jenner Headlands Preserve

Jenner Headlands Preserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Russian River mouth
Location in California
LocationSonoma County, California
Nearest cityJenner, California
Coordinates38°28′12″N 123°7′59″W / 38.47000°N 123.13306°W / 38.47000; -123.13306
Area5,630 acres (2,280 ha)
Max. elevation2,090 feet (640 m)
Min. elevation25 feet (7.6 m)
Established2009 (2009)
OperatorThe Wildlands Conservancy
WebsiteJenner Headlands Preserve

Jenner Headlands Preserve is a nature preserve on the Sonoma Coast overlooking the Russian River mouth, Goat Rock, and offshore sea stacks. Its landscape combines extensive coastal prairie with dome-like rock outcrops, redwood and Douglas fir forest, oak woodland, chaparral, streams, and wetlands. The ridges connect to nearby Pole Mountain, which offers far-reaching vistas, and the preserve is a popular site for hawk watching along the Pacific Flyway. The 5,630 acres (2,280 ha) preserve is owned and managed by The Wildlands Conservancy as part of its system of preserves.

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