Located about four miles south of Fort Bragg, Caspar Headlands is part of the residential community of Caspar, which was once a bustling logging town. Caspar Beach is located across from the Caspar Beach RV park and store (a private park), beginning south of the creek extending to the Caspar Headlands Reserve on the south side.
Mendocino Headlands State Park is a scenic coastal state park located in the town of Mendocino, California, along the rugged Mendocino Coast. This park is known for its stunning coastal cliffs, dramatic ocean views, and opportunities for outdoor recreation. It is a wonderful place to immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the Northern California coastline.
Glass Beach is a popular attraction located in MacKerricher State Park, Fort Bragg, California, United States. It is a beach that is covered in small pieces of glass, which have been smoothed and polished by the ocean over time.
Greenwood Creek State Beach is a state-protected beach of California. It offers beach access and a picturesque view of the Pacific Ocean. The central theme is of Greenwood as a lumber town in the late 1800's through the early 1900's. The Visitor Center is in the middle of town and provides a glimpse of what life was like in this lumber town during the late 1800's.
Spring Ranch is at the northern end of Van Damme State Park. This is a lovely spot, offering spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean as well as trails that wind past historic barns and above a rocky intertidal shelf.
Van Damme State Park consists of about 1831acre of land in Mendocino County, California, near the town of Little River on State Route 1. The greater part of the park lies on the inland side of State Route 1 and includes ten miles of hiking trails along the Little River and campsites rated by the Guardian as one of the ten best on the West Coast.
The 0.7-mile long trail leads to Belinda Point and includes a stairway down to a rocky pocket beach. The trail is perfect for families with small children. There is a boardwalk through a seasonally wet part of the trail, which then travels through a eucalyptus forest and out to the bluff edge.
Gualala Point Regional Park features an expansive beach and estuary, where the river meets the sea, and a small, forested campground along the river. Trails connect the beach and campground to coastal bluffs and to The Sea Ranch community just to the south.
The Noyo Headlands Park covers 104 acres and includes access to 3.5 miles of spectacular California bluff top. The park includes a handicapped accessible multi-use trail which connects the Noyo River bridge on the south side of Fort Bragg all the way to the Pudding Creek Trestle on the north side of Fort Bragg.
Seaside Creek Beach is a beautiful, sandy, and very popular seaside beach located ten miles north of Fort Bragg on the Mendocino Coast. It’s owned and managed by the Mendocino Land Trust. This expansive pocket beach is much loved by locals and visitors to the Mendocino Coast.
Ten Mile Dunes Natural Preserve, stretching from Ward Avenue north to the Ten Mile River, contains a unique, native dune and wetland ecosystem. It includes the Inglenook Fen, Ten Mile River, Ten Mile Beach, and the Ten Mile Dunes.
Westport Union-Landing State Beach covers over 3 miles of rugged and scenic coastline, with 86 campsites available in three campgrounds on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The magnificent vistas, sunsets and tree-covered mountains in the background provide an inspiring backdrop to the park and challenges to both amateur and professional photographers.
Bruhel Point offers a beautiful “Vista Point†west of Highway One at milepost 74.09 that includes benches, interpretive panels, accessible parking, and an all-access trail. The trail has a concrete surface leading south from the parking lot and offers several benches for ocean viewing.
Mendocino Magic is a 600 acre retreat in the town of Laytonville, California. Mendocino Magic also features the pristine Holland Reservoir, the largest private water holding in the North Coast region. Miles of trails wind throughout mountainous hillsides and scenic valleys.
Navarro Point offers spectacular views of the Mendocino Coast along its 1.2 miles of coastal trail that loops around the Preserve. There are rare plants in many locations on this property, and the bluffs are very steep, so for your safety, please stay on the trail.
This trail is about 0.5 miles long and leads hikers to the awesome Little River Blowhole and beyond to the bluff edge. The Little River Blowhole is actually a punchbowl, or sinkhole, and is an actively eroding area; almost every winter, full-grown trees fall into the abyss.
Caspar Headlands State Beach has miles of undeveloped beach adjacent to the headlands and a panoramic ocean view. The beach is a good place to watch for migrating gray whales. Fishing is also popular off the beach.
On the rugged Mendocino Coast, Jug Handle State Natural Reserve beckons visitors with spectacular ocean views, peaceful forests, and a hike through half a million years of ecological history. The reserve’s 2.5-mile Ecological Staircase Trail explores three wave-cut terraces formed by the continental glaciers, rising seas, and tectonic plates that built the Coast Range.
