Pomo Bluffs Park is a 25-acre blufftop park at Todds Point, on the south side of Noyo Bay/Noyo Harbor inlet in Fort Bragg. People come here to stroll a level trail that provides unobstructed views of the ocean and mouth of the Noyo River and the harbor entrance, with benches and interpretive panels along the way. Among the...

Pomo Bluffs Park is a 25-acre blufftop park at Todds Point, on the south side of Noyo Bay/Noyo Harbor inlet in Fort Bragg. People come here to stroll a level trail that provides unobstructed views of the ocean and mouth of the Noyo River and the harbor entrance, with benches and interpretive panels along the way. Among the few plants that thrive in the harsh coastal conditions here are Coast eriogonum, Pacific gum plant, and seaside daisy. They tolerate the high winds, salt spray, heavy rains, and long hours of exposure to sun. They also help to keep the bluffs from eroding by holding soil in place with their roots. If you had been standing on this bluff some 200 years ago, you would have seen ancient redwood forest covering the hills to the east, and to the north, across the mouth of the Noyo River channel, a Pomo kadiu, or main village. Today we learn about this history from interpretive panels. Locals refer to the bluff as Chicken Point because would-be seafarers often came here to check the weather and see if the ocean looked safe enough to venture out; if it didn't, they might "chicken out."

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