OTHER TIDBITS: This rock was formerly known as Squaw Rock after an 1880 article spoke of a Native American woman named Sotuka, whose fiancé married another woman! Understandably angry but unsure how best to deal with her anger, she picked up a rock and jumped from this cliff onto him and his new wife, killing them all! However, this legend was never really attributed to an actual Native American story!

So, as of 2011, this outcropping is now known as Frog Woman Rock (Maatha kawao qhabe), in honor of a legendary woman who lived in a lake nearby and brought people to her island on a magic log! Even the region’s earliest non-native settlers heard the mysterious noises, like a freight train, coming from the lake at night, but once the Mexican rancheros moved in, the noises ceased forever!

• Become a member of the Mendocino County Historical Society!
• Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!

ANNOTATIONS:
It’s on the west side of the freeway, and there’s a nice pull-out where you can take pictures!

From Los Angeles: ~468mi (754km) — 7.8hrs
From Sacramento: ~139mi (224km) — 2.4hrs
From San Diego: ~588mi (947km) — 9.8hrs
From San Francisco: ~95mi (153km) — 1.6hrs