Location: County: Mendocino. Nearest City: Fort
Bragg.
Campsites, facilities: There are 144 sites for tents
or RVs up to 35 feet long, and 10 walk-in sites. Piped water,
showers, flush toilets, a dump station, picnic tables, and fire
grills are provided. The facilities are wheelchair accessible.
Pets are permitted.
Reservations, fees: Reserve by phoning 1-800-444-PARK/7275
($7.50 reservation fee); $14-$16 per night, $1 pet fee.
Contact: Phone the park at 1-707-937-5804 or 1-707-865-2391,
or FAX 1-707-937-2953.
MacKerricher SP
P.O. Box 440
Mendocino CA 95460
Operating hours, seasons: Call the park for information;
open all year round.
Park Kiosk Hours:
Directions: From Fort Bragg, drive north on Highway
1 for three miles to the campground entrance on the left side
of the road.
Weather, clothing: The weather can be changeable; layered
clothing is recommended.
Trip notes: MacKerricher is a beautiful park on the
Mendocino coast, a great destination for adventure and exploration.
The park offers a variety of habitats; beach, bluff, headland,
dune, forest and wetland. Tidepools are along the shore. Seals
live the rocks off the park's Mendocino coast. 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,
with trout in two fresh-water lakes. The park has a wheelchair
accessible nature trail. The camps are set in a coastal forest,
with gorgeous walk-in sites. Nearby are a small beach, great
tide pools, a rocky point where harbor seals lie in the sun,
a small lake (Cleone) with trout fishing, a great bike trail,
and outstanding short hikes. The short jaunt around little Cleone
Lake has many romantic spots, often tunneling through vegetation,
then emerging for lake views. The coastal walk to the point to
see seals and tide pools is equally captivating.
© 2001, Miwok Lodge 439, Order of the
Arrow, Santa Clara County Council Inc., BSA
Revision 1.2
