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.