Navarro, CA Real Estate & Homes for Sale

Navarro is on Highway 128 at the northwest end of Anderson Valley in Mendocino County, upriver from where the Navarro River reaches the Pacific. On the Route 75 timetable it is the stop before Philo and Boonville on the way to Ukiah.

Mendocino County. Navarro is unincorporated, so county departments handle zoning, permits and taxes, and only the county’s $1.10 per $1,000 transfer tax applies when you buy.

Navarro addresses use ZIP code 95463.

Too few homes sell for a reliable Navarro median, and the online figures we checked in October 2026 didn’t agree with each other. The nearest benchmark is Mendocino County’s median sale price, $480,000 in September 2026 (C.A.R.); wooded acreage and homes on large parcels can sell well above or below it.

It can. The Mendocino Voice reported a flood closure of Highway 128 in Anderson Valley on December 21, 2025, lifted by late the next morning, and one near Navarro that ended around 5 p.m. on February 25, 2026. Ask about recent winters before you rely on the river road for work.

Follow Highway 128 down the river through Navarro River Redwoods State Park, which runs about 14 miles up the river from Highway 1. On weekdays the Route 75 bus continues on to Elk, Manchester, Point Arena and Gualala, with a connection at Navarro River Junction for Route 60 to Fort Bragg.

Yes. Route 75 leaves the Navarro store at 9:15 a.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, arrives at the Ukiah Library at 10:35, and returns to Navarro at 4:15 p.m. (timetable effective July 20, 2026).

Start with the fire zone and AB 38, then the road agreement, the well and the septic. Get insurance quotes before your contingencies expire, because cost and availability can decide whether a wooded purchase works.

It’s a rural subdivision of 135 ten-acre lots created in 1969 and run by the Rancho Navarro Association, according to a 2021 Anderson Valley Advertiser column, which also reported a road-repair estimate of about one million dollars. Before buying there, get the association’s rules, budget and any special assessments in writing.

Building needs county permits, including a septic site evaluation for raw land. For vines, check whether the parcel sits inside the Anderson Valley AVA, whose boundary starts on the South Branch North Fork Navarro River, or, on high ground at or above 1,200 feet, inside the Mendocino Ridge AVA.

First check whether the parcel is inland or inside the coastal zone toward the river mouth, because the county’s coastal code treats vacation rentals separately. Inland, the county had not adopted short-term rental rules as of October 2026; the Board discussed creating them on February 3, 2026 (Board agenda). Confirm the current rule with the county. Either way, a guest stay of 30 days or less owes Mendocino’s 10% occupancy tax and the 1% lodging assessment.

The park was open with some restrictions when State Parks last updated its page in October 2026. Paul M. Dimmick Campground closes for the winter and is scheduled to reopen from May 28 to September 7, 2027.