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MacKerricher State Park, Fort Bragg, CA

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Sports & Outdoors

MacKerricher State Park

Coastal state park north of Fort Bragg with beaches, dunes, wetlands, forest, and a freshwater lake.

Fort Bragg, CA

About MacKerricher State Park

MacKerricher State Park lies about three miles north of Fort Bragg on Highway 1, near Cleone, on California's Mendocino Coast. The park covers habitats that include beach, bluff, headland, dune, forest, and wetland, with tide pools along the shore. Visitors often watch harbor seals on offshore rocks and, in winter and spring, look for whales from the nearby headland. Cleone Lake, a former tidal lagoon, draws many bird species. Hikers, joggers, equestrians, and cyclists use the park, and a wheelchair-accessible nature trail is available.

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The closest stops to MacKerricher State Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Tours
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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

    3.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    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

    3.4 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Caspar Headlands State Beach

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

    9.3 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing

    Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park

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    A coastal state historic park on a Pacific headland, centered on a restored lighthouse and three original lightkeepers' houses.

    10.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Russian Gulch State Park

    Under $25

    Coastal park near Mendocino with a redwood canyon, a 36-foot waterfall, and sea headlands.

    11 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Mendocino Woodlands State Park

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    A forested group camp and environmental center in the redwoods northeast of Mendocino, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

    12 mi awayMore like this

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