Premium Black SUV and limousine chauffeur to Timber Cove Resort — the 46-room mid-century modern cliff-edge property at 21780 N Highway 1, Jenner, original 1963 Richard Clements + 2014-2016 Olle Lundberg renovation · Home of the 93-foot Beniamino Bufano 'Peace' obelisk (1969-1971, Bufano's largest and final completed sculpture) · Coast Kitchen Pacific cliff-edge restaurant · Opens Jenner / Northern Sonoma Coast sub-region in the AC luxury portfolio · 18 mi north of Bodega Bay, 12 mi south of Sea Ranch · SFO 2:00-2:15 / OAK 2:00 / SJC 2:30 / STS Sonoma County 1:00 (closest commercial + tier-1 private FBO).
Address: 21780 N Highway 1, Jenner, CA 95450 · Position: Pacific cliff-edge property at Jenner / Stillwater Cove corridor, 90 mi north of San Francisco, 18 mi north of Bodega Bay, 12 mi south of Sea Ranch, 4 mi north of Fort Ross State Historic Park · Original architecture: 1963 mid-century modern design by Richard Clements - one of the iconic California coast mid-century lodges with extensive use of redwood + glass + Pacific cliff-edge integration · Major renovation 2014-2016 by celebrated San Francisco architect Olle Lundberg (Lundberg Design firm) - preserved original Clements bones while modernizing systems + interiors with reclaimed redwood + steel + minimalist Modernist details · Beniamino Bufano 'Peace' obelisk: 93-foot mosaic sculpture commissioned 1968 + completed 1971 (Bufano's largest and last completed sculpture, finished by his studio after his 1970 death), mounted on Pacific cliff, art-history pilgrimage destination + California Public Art Registry listing · Inventory: 46 guest rooms across multiple structures with Pacific Ocean views + cliff-side positioning · Coast Kitchen: cliff-edge restaurant with Pacific sunset window dining + Sonoma Coast seafood + Sonoma + Russian River + Anderson Valley AVA wine list · Alexander's Bar: cocktail + smaller-plate menu + sunset cocktail hour 5:00-7:00pm · Writer's retreat + artistic-pilgrimage positioning: remote Pacific cliff isolation + contemplative environment + Bufano 'Peace' theme.
SFO/OAK/SJC arrivals · STS Sonoma County 1:00 closest commercial + tier-1 private FBO · Bufano 'Peace' obelisk private guided tour + Salt Point + Fort Ross day-trip coordination
☎ Call +1-650-876-1777 Reservation FormTimber Cove Resort is a 46-room mid-century modern cliff-edge luxury property at 21780 N Highway 1, Jenner, California - 90 miles north of San Francisco, 18 miles north of Bodega Bay, 12 miles south of Sea Ranch. The property is architecturally distinctive on the California Pacific Coast for 3 reasons: (1) Original 1963 mid-century modern design by Richard Clements - one of the iconic California coast mid-century lodges with extensive use of redwood + glass + Pacific cliff-edge integration. (2) Major renovation + expansion 2014-2016 by celebrated San Francisco architect Olle Lundberg (founder of Lundberg Design - the SF firm responsible for SHED Healdsburg + Quail & Olive Oakland + multiple James Beard award-winning restaurant designs) - the renovation preserved the original Clements bones while modernizing systems + interiors. (3) The property hosts the famous Beniamino Bufano 'Peace' obelisk - a 93-foot mosaic sculpture commissioned 1968 + completed 1971, the final major work by Italian-American sculptor Bufano (1898-1970), Bufano's largest and last completed sculpture, mounted on the cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The Bufano obelisk + Clements mid-century architecture + Lundberg modern renovation make Timber Cove the architectural-pilgrimage destination of the California North Coast. Opens the Jenner / Northern Sonoma Coast sub-region in the AC luxury portfolio (the cliff-edge corridor between Bodega Bay 18 mi south and Sea Ranch 12 mi north).
SFO San Francisco International to Timber Cove Resort: 2:00-2:15 via US-101 north + CA-12 + CA-116 + CA-1 north through Bodega Bay + Jenner. OAK Oakland International: 2:00 via Carquinez Bridge + US-101 + CA-12 + CA-116 + CA-1. SJC Mineta San Jose International: 2:30 via US-101 north through SF Bay + CA-12 + CA-1. STS Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport: 1:00 via CA-12 + CA-116 + CA-1 - the closest commercial airport. STS has Alaska + American commercial service from LAX/PHX/SEA/DEN/PDX and tier-1 private aviation FBO accepting all aircraft sizes including G-IV/G-V/G-650 + Falcon 7X + Global. Recommended SF Bay arrival routing for Timber Cove guests: STS Sonoma County premium private aviation FBO + 1:00 chauffeur, OR SFO/OAK FBO + 2:00-2:15 chauffeur. No direct private aviation airport at Jenner - STS or OAK/SFO required. Healdsburg Municipal Airport HES (small general aviation, 4,000 ft runway) is 1:00 chauffeur east for King Air 350 + Citation Mustang.
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano (1898-1970) was an Italian-American sculptor who emigrated to San Francisco in 1913, becoming one of California's most-prominent 20th-century public sculptors. Bufano's signature aesthetic combined Italian classical figure work + modernist abstraction + mosaic tile-work + monumental scale + peace + ethical themes. His major California public installations include: Sun Yat-sen statue at St. Mary's Square Chinatown SF (1937, 12 feet), St. Francis of Assisi at Beach Street SF (1968, 18 feet), 'The Madonna' at Father Junipero Serra Statue SF Mission (1965), Lenin sculpture (lost), and dozens of smaller works in SF Bay public spaces. The 'Peace' obelisk at Timber Cove was commissioned in 1968 by Timber Cove Resort founder Richard Clements as a major late-career Bufano commission. Bufano worked on the obelisk 1968-1970 but died before completion - the obelisk was completed by his studio in 1971 following his death (making it Bufano's final completed major work, completed posthumously). The obelisk is 93 feet tall, mosaic-tiled, dedicated to peace, and stands on the Timber Cove cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The work is publicly accessible to property guests + outside visitors with property reservation. Art-history pilgrimage destination + photography subject + the visual signature of Timber Cove Resort. Listed in California Public Art Registry.
Timber Cove Resort is the centerpoint of one of California's most-spectacular state park coastal corridors. Salt Point State Park: 8 mi north on CA-1 - 6,000-acre Pacific coastal park with dramatic sandstone tafoni formations (honeycomb cliff erosion patterns) + Stump Beach + Salt Point campground + 30 miles of hiking trails + tidepool diving + abalone diving (seasonal) + sea cliffs. Fort Ross State Historic Park: 4 mi south on CA-1 - the 1812 Russian-American Company colonial outpost (the southernmost Russian settlement in North America), restored 1830s-era buildings + Russian Orthodox chapel + officer's quarters + first Russian-built ship 'Rumiantzev' replica + visitor center. Goat Rock State Beach + Russian River mouth at Jenner: 5 mi south on CA-1 - the dramatic point where the Russian River meets the Pacific Ocean, harbor seal observation (April-June pup season), Goat Rock + Arched Rock + Sunset Beach. Stillwater Cove Regional Park: 3 mi north - protected cove with abalone diving + camping. Sea Ranch + Gualala: 12-25 mi north - Sea Ranch Lodge (1965 FLW-influenced 19-room) + Gualala Point Regional Park + Anchor Bay. Multi-day Timber Cove pattern: Day 1 property + Bufano obelisk + Coast Kitchen, Day 2 Fort Ross + Salt Point, Day 3 Russian River mouth + Sea Ranch.
Coast Kitchen is Timber Cove's signature dining venue - a Pacific Ocean cliff-edge restaurant positioned on the property's western edge for sunset timing with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the Pacific. The restaurant aesthetic continues the Olle Lundberg 2014-2016 design vocabulary - reclaimed redwood + steel + minimalist Modernist details. Chef: rotating California coastal cuisine focus with locally-sourced Sonoma Coast seafood (Dungeness crab seasonal November-June + Pacific salmon Chinook + Coho + Petrale sole + Hog Island Oyster Co. + Tomales Bay Oyster Co. oysters), Sonoma County + Russian River + Anderson Valley AVA wine list (50+ producers), seasonal menu rotation. Adjacent Alexander's Bar for cocktails + smaller-plate menu + sunset cocktail hour 5:00-7:00pm. Continental breakfast served on the cliff-edge patio (weather-permitting). Sunday brunch is the signature reservation. Private dining room for groups 8-30 for corporate offsite dinners + intimate weddings + family celebrations + writer's retreats. Dietary accommodation: vegan + vegetarian + gluten-free + paleo + Mediterranean.
With Timber Cove Resort added, the AC Sonoma Coast luxury cluster is now 3 properties spanning 35 miles of dramatic Pacific Coast. Inn at the Tides Bodega Bay (south end at Bodega Bay village, 86 rooms): Hitchcock 'The Birds' 1963 film-location heritage + working California fishing harbor + Tides Wharf Restaurant since 1962 + Bodega Head + Sonoma Coast State Park beach drive. Timber Cove Resort Jenner (middle at Jenner, 46 rooms): Beniamino Bufano 'Peace' obelisk + mid-century modern Clements 1963 + Lundberg 2014 renovation + Coast Kitchen + Fort Ross State Historic Park + Salt Point State Park. Sea Ranch Lodge (north end at Sea Ranch, 19 rooms): 1965 FLW-influenced architecture + Sea Ranch covenant aesthetic + 10-mile cliff-edge walking trails + Gualala Point Regional Park. 3-Night Sonoma Coast Tour pattern: Day 1 Inn at the Tides + Bodega Bay + Hitchcock pilgrimage. Day 2 chauffeur 18 mi north on CA-1 to Timber Cove + Bufano obelisk + Fort Ross. Day 3 chauffeur 12 mi north to Sea Ranch + Salt Point hiking + Gualala day-trip. 35 miles of California North Coast across 3 distinct architectural + historic positions.
Timber Cove Resort has a long history as a writer's + artist's + intellectual retreat destination - distinct from beach-vacation luxury or wedding-venue positioning. The property's combination of remote Pacific cliff isolation (no cellular service in some areas + intentionally limited Wi-Fi + far from urban distractions) + mid-century modern architecture + Bufano Peace obelisk + Olle Lundberg minimalist Modernist interiors creates a contemplative environment favored by writers, artists, and academic retreats. Historical guests include: multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, Hollywood screenwriters working on scripts, classical composers in residency, university Department Chair retreats, foundation strategy sessions, and tech-company executive 'deep work' retreats (where SF Bay Area tech executives go to write strategic plans without phone/email interruption). The property offers writer-in-residence packages combining accommodation + meal credits + dedicated quiet study spaces + Lundberg-designed reading rooms + library access. Bufano's 'Peace' theme suits this contemplative positioning. Pairs naturally with the Sustainable Luxury Hub + California Honeymoon & Anniversary Hub positioning.
Timber Cove Resort has only 46 rooms (the smallest inventory in the 3-property Sonoma Coast cluster), making peak summer + holiday weeks book 4-6 months ahead. Multi-night Timber Cove + Sonoma Coast pattern: 3-4 months ahead. 3-Night Sonoma Coast Tour (Inn at the Tides + Timber Cove + Sea Ranch): 4-6 months ahead. Single SFO/OAK arrival transfer: 1-2 weeks ahead (the 2:00 drive each way requires advance scheduling). STS Sonoma County commercial + 1:00 chauffeur: 1-2 weeks. STS premium private aviation FBO arrival: 48-72 hours minimum. Writer's retreat + artistic-residence packages: 2-3 months ahead. Corporate offsite + executive retreat 30-50 attendees (full-property buyout - 46 rooms = ~90 overnight guests + day-of staff): 6-9 months ahead. Wedding inquiries (intimate 30-80 guest weddings on Pacific cliff with Bufano obelisk backdrop + Coast Kitchen private buyout): 12-18 months ahead. Bufano obelisk private guided tour + art-history pilgrimage chauffeur: standard booking + flag interest.
Inn at the Tides Bodega Bay (south, Hitchcock heritage + working harbor) → Timber Cove Resort (middle, Bufano + mid-century) → Sea Ranch Lodge (north, FLW-influenced 1965). 35 miles of California North Coast across 3 distinct architectural + historic positions.
Coast Kitchen: Pacific cliff-edge restaurant with sunset window dining + Sonoma Coast seafood + 50+ producer Sonoma + Russian River + Anderson Valley AVA wine list. Alexander's Bar: cocktails + smaller-plate + sunset cocktail hour 5:00-7:00pm.
Timber Cove's remote Pacific cliff isolation + intentionally limited connectivity creates contemplative environment. Pulitzer Prize-winning authors + Hollywood screenwriters + classical composers + university Department Chair retreats + tech-executive 'deep work' retreats historical guests. Writer-in-residence packages available.
Multi-night Timber Cove (46-room inventory): 3-4 months. 3-Night Sonoma Coast Tour: 4-6 months. Single SFO/OAK: 1-2 weeks. STS commercial: 1-2 weeks. STS private FBO: 48-72 hours. Writer's retreat packages: 2-3 months. 30-50 attendee corporate full-property buyout: 6-9 months. Wedding (30-80 guests Bufano obelisk backdrop): 12-18 months.