Mackerricher State Park

State: Northern California

City: Mendocino

Zip: 95460

Phone: 707-964-9112

Open: Seasonal

Number of Sites: 148

Camp URL: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=436

Full Hook: Yes

Free: No

About: MacKerricher State Park offers a variety of habitats; beach, bluff, headland, dune, forest and wetland. Tidepools are along the shore. Seals may be seen on the rocks off the park’s coastline. More than 90 species of birds visit or live near Cleone Lake, a formal tidal lagoon. During winter and spring, the nearby headland provides a good lookout for whale watching. The park is popular with hikers, joggers, equestrians and bicyclists. Fishing is also popular at Cleone lake. The park has a wheelchair accessible nature trail.

Water: Yes

Restrooms: Yes

Directions: The park is three miles north of Fort Bragg on Highway 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.