Love a good tramp through the forest … followed by a stellar glass of wine? In California’s beautiful Mendocino County, you can have exactly that. New paths to explore include the recently opened Shady Dell Trail on the quiet Lost Coast. Along with towering old-growth Douglas firs and Roosevelt elk, the peaceful landscape is rimmed with wild coastline and reachable via new boardwalks and bridges. Plan your travel for May 20–22, and you can finish your days at the 19th Annual Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival, with winemaker dinners and tastings that showcases the best bottled offerings from 2,500 acres of Pacific vineyards that include Baxter Winery, Domaine Anderson Estate, Goldeneye and Navarro Vineyards.

At the new Pennyroyal Farm Tasting Room and Milking Parlor, visitors can indulge in goat’s cheese on tap — including Velvet Sister, Bollie’s Mollies and fresh Laychee goat cheese. Tours are available with wine and cheese tastings. From May 27–29 and June 2–5, Cinema in the Vineyards will be part of the 11th Annual Mendocino Film Festival, with more than 50 film screenings and events that include the Seabiscuit Legacy Film Series, Films for our Future and Films on the Arts.

Lodging choices include cozy luxury at Harbor House with private decks perfect for watching seaside sunsets, a new restaurant and a 3,400-bottle wine cellar. At Brewery Gulch Inn, themed stays include Romance on the North Coast at the private, five-acre Mendocino Cottage at Serenity Point. Guests will enjoy luxury transportation from the San Francisco Bay Area, a wine tour, a couple’s wilderness horseback ride, 5-star meals, massages and a two-carat, hand-cut brilliant diamond earring and pendant set. Prices begin at $20,000.