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MacKerricher State Park

24100 MacKerricher Park Road, Fort Bragg, California

Description

MacKerricher State Park covers 14km of coastline in Mendocino County, Northern California. It contains a variety of habitats including dunes, beaches, wetlands, the 30ha freshwater Lake Cleone, tide pools and forests. There are trails for walking, cycling, and horseback riding. Glass Beach, at the southern end of the park, is famous for its fields of sand-polished glass pebbles.

Access & Transport

The park is 5km north of Fort Bragg on CA-1, near the town of Cleone. The park encompasses much of the land west of Cleone and a strip of beach between Fort Bragg and Ten Mile River. To Santa Rosa, it is 190km, to San Francisco 280km and to Eureka 210km. Accessibility info: http://access.parks.ca.gov/parkinfo.asp?park=42&type=0

Instructions & Recommendations

Dogs are not allowed at Seal Rookery, Virgin Creek Beach, Ten Mile Beach and Dunes

Meta review

The park is rated as the best in Mendocino County by some online reviewers. Visitors enjoy the beautiful coastal scenery, the boardwalk and interpretive trail ending at a beach with seals. A good place for bird-watching as well according to some comments and the park is described as clean and well maintained.

Environmental & Social

Eco-friendly activity. Socially neutral

Conclusion

Beautiful coastline and varied habitats with easy trails and some wildlife. This is an excellent stop on the way to (or back from) the various redwood forests of Northern California.

Key positive

Well-preserved natural environment

Enjoyable for all levels of fitness

Key negative

None

Suitability

2 trails that provide views of the coastline are fully or partially accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

Updated in July 2023

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit
Open from 06h00 to sunset

av. transport time:1h

est. visit time:1h 30m

Sunlight based

Sunrise / early morningOk

MorningOk

Lunch timeOk

AfternoonOk

Sunset / eveningOk

Night – bef. midnightNo

Night – aft. midnightNo

Pricing
Free

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