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Caspar Headlands State Beach, Caspar, CA

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Sports & Outdoors

Caspar Headlands State Beach

Largely undeveloped ocean beach on the Mendocino coast, popular for spotting whales and for fishing.

Caspar, CA

About Caspar Headlands State Beach

This state-managed shoreline in Mendocino County sits beside rocky headlands on the northern California coast. Visitors can walk long stretches of open sand with wide ocean views. The beach is known as a spot to look for gray whales during their migration, and anglers often fish from the sand. Because the weather here can shift quickly, bringing layers is wise. The park was created in 1972 and covers about 75 acres. Drones are prohibited on the property.

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    Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park

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    Russian Gulch State Park

    Under $25

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    Mendocino Headlands State Park

    No admission fee

    Coastal bluffs, trails, and beaches wrapped around the village of Mendocino, with a historic visitor center.

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    Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

    Under $25

    47-acre coastal botanical garden near Fort Bragg with seasonal blooms, canyons, wetlands and ocean bluffs along the Pacific.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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    Skunk Train

    $50+

    Historic excursion railroad running through redwood forest and along the Noyo River canyon from Fort Bragg.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    5.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Van Damme State Park

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    A Mendocino Coast state park with a beach, a fern-lined canyon trail system, and a pygmy forest of dwarfed cypress and pine.

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