Bolinas, a laid-back coastal gem 13 miles from San Francisco, boasts a surf culture, vibrant hippie roots, and eco-friendly dining at Fresh Run Farms.
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"About a 40-minute drive up Route 1, Bolinas is one of the best longboarding beaches in the area, with a long, relaxed wave that you can ride for ages. The town has a '60s-style hippie vibe—the beach has an old sign announcing naked surfers, though the waters here are way too cold to surf without a wetsuit, no matter what time of year it is. Speaking of, 2 Mile surf shop in town has great rentals and lessons for first-timers. "
"We’ve had a drought in Northern California, but it finally started to rain and we received a bumper crop of sunchokes from Fresh Run Farm in Bolinas. We'll be eating a lot of sunchokes over the next few weeks." - Sophie Friedman
"At Fresh Run Farms, a 25-acre space in Bolinas that supplies his various restaurants, guests dine in open-air greenhouses set among the fields and even pick their own veggies." - The MICHELIN Guide