Willits High School is located on the north end of Willits.
The North County Center of Mendocino College is also in Willits.

Every July, Willits hosts the Frontier Days & Rodeo, the oldest continuous rodeo and Independence Day celebration in California.
It is also home to the Roots of Motive Power Locomotive Museum, the Mendocino County Museum, and Willits Center for the Arts.

Some notable names from Willits include Sylvia Friend, labor leader and environmental activist, who fought to save the Redwoods.
Over 1,000 people attended her Willits funeral in 1997.
Tré Cool, drummer for Green Day, lived in Willits during his teen years in the 1980s.
Mona Gnader, the bass player for Sammy Hagar also resided in Willits.
Stagecoach bandit Charles Bolles (a.k.a.
Black Bart) stole multiple Wells Fargo boxes and mail from stagecoaches traveling through Willits.
Technical death metal bands Embryonic Devourment  & Hellusinit  also come from Willits.

The first National Basketball Association player to ever play prep basketball in the Redwood Empire Area (coastal Northern California & coastal Southern Oregon) Phil Jordon, did so while at Willits High School.

Willits is also home to classical guitar luthier Gregory Byers.
Willits High School is located on the north end of Willits. The North County Center of Mendocino College is also in Willits.
Every July, Willits hosts the Frontier Days & Rodeo, the oldest continuous rodeo and Independence Day celebration in California. It is also home to the Roots of Motive Power Locomotive Museum, the Mendocino County Museum, and Willits Center for the Arts.
Some notable names from Willits include Sylvia Friend, labor leader and environmental activist, who fought to save the Redwoods. Over 1,000 people attended her Willits funeral in 1997. Tré Cool, drummer for Green Day, lived in Willits during his teen years in the 1980s. Mona Gnader, the bass player for Sammy Hagar also resided in Willits. Stagecoach bandit Charles Bolles (a.k.a. Black Bart) stole multiple Wells Fargo boxes and mail from stagecoaches traveling through Willits. Technical death metal bands Embryonic Devourment  & Hellusinit  also come from Willits.
The first National Basketball Association player to ever play prep basketball in the Redwood Empire Area (coastal Northern California & coastal Southern Oregon) Phil Jordon, did so while at Willits High School.
Willits is also home to classical guitar luthier Gregory Byers.
Willits, California