2009 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - First Place

Best Outdoor Gear

While providing enough serious gear to serious outdoor enthusiasts who want to hunt, fish, hike or test their survival skills, Mel Cotton's has the breadth of inventory to attire a weekend poser whose idea of outdoor recreation is bopping one's head in the right sunglasses to house music at a weekend pool party.


2008 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - First Place

Best Outdoor Gear

Walking into Mel Cotton’s is like walking into a toy store for outdoor adventures. Their departments cover both sports and outdoors equipment, with loads of snowboarding, camping, kayaking and sports fishing merchandise.

-- Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper, September 24, 2008


Mel Cotton's is a household name in Northern California where we successfully maintain our 50-year old reputation as a leading outdoor specialist.

Bay Area's leading outdoor specialing providing skis, snowboards, apparel, footwear, ski and snowboard rental, camping tents, backpacks, fishing, hunting, and kayaks.