Friendly, fast, great boat, easy to find, nice professional staff…read more They had a water dispenser to topp off our bottles before embarking. They were generous with our time, as we were a tad late. We rented a pontoon with ample space for 6 people. Plenty of life vests. Staff showed us how to operate boat and safety info clearly. Docking the boat was easy and two staff members were waiting for us as we pulled up. Great homemade cookies at the front desk for your on board picnic. Thank you!

This was FANTASTIC!!!! We rented one of their boats and the larger tube for 2 hours. The kids, the…read morewife and I had an absolute blast!!! We had so much fun we opted to rent it again 2 days later for 4 hours. The boat had a Bluetooth stereo system that I was able to connect my phone to. The 2 brothers that run it, Conner and Brandon are awesome guys! Very accommodating and flexible. We changed our reservation a couple times and since we rented during the post season they had no problems with it. HIGHLY recommend renting with these guys!!!!

What a bunch of BS! $75 a night for a group site & only 1…read morevehicle is included for this site and each additional vehicle is $15 a night...

Good camping reservoir for kayaking…read more The camp sites are kind of hot in the summer because of the scarcity of shade trees. Bringing your own shade structures is recommended. A picnic table is located at each campsite. There are portable potties at the campsite. There are a limited number vault toilets, also. The reservoir has a lot of wildlife in the vicinity. This includes a lot of bird life, fish, and a herd of elk.

I don't want to give up any local secret spots but you need to know that whether you choose to…read moreswim. fish, or boat on Lake Mendesino it's gonna be a win for you. The water is clean and the water temperature is great. I'm just a local and aak that you respect it so that it can stay clean for several years to come. There's also a lot of wildlife out here. It's all great beautiful and amazing.

Lake Mendocino offers something for everyone: Swimming, hiking, wildlife, cycling, boating,…read morecamping, RV spaces, and even new friendships if you play your cards right! If you plan on camping, Lake Mendocino offers a safe and family-friendly campground environment with kind park rangers to answer questions if needed. Be sure to bring the entire family's bicycles for hours and hours of fun! Good to know: When camping next to large groups, expect to hear music, laughter, and good times being had late into the evening hours.

Amazing kayaking experience. We did the 2-hour ride and enjoyed the experience very much. We had…read morethe Noyo to ourselves, which was even better! The staff was very friendly and helpful as well. I would highly recommend this experience.

Forget about Moss Landing and the kayaking in that area and head to Visit Mendocino County and this…read moreprime location in Fort Bragg California. You take off in the beautiful Noyo Harbor and can head west towards ocean, or east into the redwoods. You never know what you will see on your trip as there are seals, fish, and even the local Coast Guard. Tell them that I sent you.

Ive been going here for over 30 years since I was a kid and this past weekend was by far the worst…read moreexperience Ive ever had here. Loud music and partying by many campers until 1-2am. plus cars driving by in the middle of the night. Years ago the park ranger would enforce the rules and close the road after 10pm so cars dont drive by. it was complete chaos. people just did what they wanted. drunk people walking around peoples campsites when sleeping. vomiting everywhere. the day use area had parties till 2am and it even said its closed at 8pm but the gates werent closed like they are supposed to. im never coming back here again and Ive been going here since the 80's. its to bad this used to be an amazing camping site.

3 of us stayed in the B loop Sept 19-22 2024. The spot was large, and well distanced from…read moreneighbors. The site was mostly shaded, and, slightly sloped. There were a couple of leveled spots for tents. There was a little road noise from the highway behind and above us, but not too bad. Since we were at the top of the loop, everything was below us so we had a nice view. The bathrooms have running water, and flush toilets. There are showers on the other side of the building. The bathrooms were decently clean, but, since we were staying AFTER the main season, the showers had become a back burner item. Wear your flip flops in there !!! The rangers drove by several times a day, but were basically useless. The people next to us had 6 cars parked in and near their campsite, sometimes partially blocking the road. The ranger just drove right by. Overall a pleasant stay, but I hope the open up Bushay next year!

We rented a Canine Cruiser so our golden retriever could come along with us. It was so much fun!!…read moreYou get three hours, which is more than enough. Our dog is 70 lbs and the canoe felt extremely stable. There was a big space for him to lie down in the middle of the canoe, but he was standing or sitting the whole time! He was so happy. We even saw a few seals! The two gentlemen we dealt with at the rental place were very kind and friendly. So many good memories, definitely doing this again when we come back to Mendocino!!

Such a fun experience on the redwood outrigger canoe. Definitely recommend trying them out!read more

I'm leaving this review in the hopes that it actually gets to someone who can make some changes in…read morestaffing and customer service. I attempted to make a reservation for the harbor tour with Captain Dan for my anniversary. When I called I reached a voicemail inbox and began to leave a message, but in the middle of it someone picked up - no greeting or other info, just a very brusque "hello?" Out of simple curiosity I asked if they ever do whale watching trips at other times of year, but was abruptly interrupted by the person shouting, "why doesn't anyone ever look at the website, we don't do that here!!" I was so taken aback that I apologized and hung up. The tour genuinely looks like it would be lovely and I was interested in what Captain Dan would be able to tell us about! But I'm not about to risk continuing to being treated so rudely on a special occasion.

My fiancé and I went on a private Noyo Harbor Tour on Monday. This was such a great experience. We…read moreactually booked this tour online back in May (we're on our annual anniversary vacation and we plan very very far ahead). Booking online was super easy, we were sent a confirmation email with a number to call to confirm our tour time. Since the availability of the tour in really dependent on the tide, we did call back a couple weeks ahead to confirm and pay for the tour. Kristin helped us though the process and made it really easy and painless. Captain Dan was super nice. I appreciate all the stories and knowledge he shared about the harbor, who does what in each boat, the surrounding properties, his time in Alaska, and more. Such great conversations. We got pretty lucky because there was a couple boats selling tuna and cleaning fish so there was a lot of sea lions and seals around waiting for fish. We were on an electric boat, so it was really quiet and didn't scare away the marine life and we were able to get up close. We got to see lots of beautiful birds, he had even told us which ones to watch because they dive down and catch fish. And we did see one catch a fish! It was so cool. Such an amazing experience we'd go again the next time we're out in the area. I definitely recommend!

As always, we had another great trip with Telstar Charters! Our group of 9 limited out and boated…read morea nice Lingcod too.

My wife and I had a excellent experience fishing King Salmon! The boat almost limited out and Capt…read moreShawn and deck hands go the extra mile to make your trip a success... Teslstar Charters is now our "go to boat",and we will be back for Dungeness Crabs end of year...

We spent the morning with Faith on her mighty pontoon boat. I dare you to spend the morning with…read moreanyone else that is so passionate about our feathered friends on this lake. When you can't, you owe me a drink. Faith had no tours scheduled for today, but she woke up early and was waiting for my wife and I, boat in the water and ready to go. We paid a premium for the private tour but so worth it. I think 4 people per tour would be perfect so if you have another couple to split the costs it's well worth it. Watching Faith get so excited about spotting another species and talking excitedly about the where's and why's is really engaging. She truly cares about the lakes ecosystem and how it affects the birds. There is no script and no trying to up sell. This is a small owner-operator company. We had such a great morning. Before today I would have called this a bird watching trip. Now I will be describing it as a bird engagement tour. We stopped at a dock on the South side to watch even more birds not of the paddling type and use the restrooms. We then headed back across the lake. Our tour ran long as we were just enjoying the lake and the conversation. I recommend this tour just so you can feel Faith's passion for the waterfowl and this lake. My wife and I travel much of the year for work, meeting with customers and we see a lot of attractions, meeting a lot of people. We will be talking about this morning a lot with our friends and family.

More than I expected. Faith is passionate about the lake and its habitat, especially bird life…read more She was enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable about birds on the lake. Breeding habits and migration were explained in detail. We were a family party of five with ages from 3 to 70 and all were well served on this early October morning. We always felt safe. There was a special bathroom stop. Faith is also people friendly and went beyond expectations to accommodate photos. I plan to do this again in late May or early June. in Gratitude, David

This review is from the customer service from the parts department. I needed a rear motorcycle tire…read moreto match my front, but to find out, it was discontinued and there were only a few left floating around. Every other place I called would not ship and did not give the effort. At Hillside, these guys were on it! They had the tire shipped that day and had me back on the road in no time.

This place is incompetent of fixing a jet ski been there all summer picked it up on every holiday…read moreand same issue and they blame each other technicians just so sad that they are supposed to be certified dealers to work on jet skis and they are terrible barely tested it in the water and realize it's the same problem over and over so unprofessional here we are again Labor Day last holiday and still they have not fixed I warn all don't take your jet ski there there should be a button to rate frustration