Recreation in Mendocino County

The natural beauty of Mendocino County is enhanced by its many beaches and parks. These areas provide visitors with a wealth of recreational activities suitable for a variety of ages. Mendocino recreation is best accomplished outside in the fresh air, where the scenery is spectacular and the opportunities are many.

These Mendocino parks and beaches are located in various regions of the county, so each offers something a little different, from whale watching to giant redwoods. Which you choose to visit will depend on your preference for activities and the region of the county you're visiting.
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Faulkner County Park

Location : Boonville CA
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Description : Located 3 miles southwest of Boonville on Mountain View Road, offers picnicking and scenic relaxation.

Lake Mendocino

Location : Ukiah CA
Type : Lakes
Phone: 707-462-7581
Description : Lake Mendocino is located in the northern coast range of California.

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Sinkyone Wilderness State Park

Location : Westport CA
Type : State Parks
Phone: 707-986-7711
Description : The rugged wilderness that once characterized the entire Mendocino Coast can still be explored and enjoyed in the 7,367 acre Sinkyone Wilderness State Park.

Jug Handle State Reserve

Location : Caspar CA
Type : Recreation Areas
Phone: 707-937-5804
Description : Jughandle State Reserve is a one of the few places on earth display a more complete record of ecological succession. Each of the five terraces represents one stage in a progression of successional environments.

Navarro River Redwoods State Park

Location : Navarro CA
Type : State Parks
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Description : Visitors to the Navarro River Redwoods State Park can enjoy picnicking, swimming, and camping at the Paul M. Demmick campground.

Caspar Headlands State Park and Reserve

Location : Caspar CA
Type : State Parks
Phone: 707-937-5804
Description : Caspar Headland State Reserve is located on the Pacific Coast in Mendocino County approximately 4 miles north of the town of Mendocino. The reserve is shared by a residential community in Caspar South, which lies on a bluff overlooking the ocean.

Point Arena Cove

Location : Point Arena CA
Type : Recreation Areas
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Description : The cove is home to fishing, dinning and staying.

Russian Gulch State Park

Location : Mendocino CA
Type : Beaches
Phone: 707-937-5804
Description : This park is known for the heavily forested Russian Gulch Creek Canyon, a headland that features the Devil’s Punch Bowl (a large, collapsed sea cave with churning water).

Gualala Point County Park

Location : Gualala CA
Type : Parks
Phone: 707-785-2377

Bower Regional Park

Location : Gualala CA
Type : Parks
Phone: 707-884-1136

Mendocino Woodlands State Park

Location : Mendocino CA
Type : State Parks
Phone: 707-937-5755
Description : The park sits in the heart of the redwood forest, nine miles east of Mendocino. With its 200 buildings, originally located on 5,000 acres, were built by hand by unemployed skilled workers of the Federal Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area

Location : Leggett CA
Type : Recreation Areas
Phone: 707-925-6482
Description : At the "gateway to the tall trees country," the area offers camping, picnicking, hiking, fishing, and swimming on the South Fork of the Eel River.

Low Gap Park

Location : Ukiah CA
Type : Parks
Phone: 07--477-7764

Cow Mountain OHV Recreation Area

Location : Ukiah CA
Phone: 707-468-4000

MacKerricher State Park

Location : Cleone CA
Type : State Parks
Phone: 707-964-9112
Description : The Park is the only one in the park system that was at one time part of the Mendocino Indian Reservation. It is the only park unit that was part of the Union Lumber Company's vast timber and shipping holdings in northern Mendocino County.

Mailliard Redwoods State Reserve

Location : Gualala CA
Type : Recreation Areas
Phone: 07--937-5804
Description : The purpose of Mailliard Redwoods State Reserve, in Mendocino County, is to preserve and protect, in an essentially natural condition, the coast redwood forest and associated wildlife habitat which occurs along the Garcia River and adjacent watersheds.

Hendly Woods State Park

Location : Philo CA
Phone: 707-895-3141
Description : The two groves of redwood and the park which was constructed around them bear the name of Joshua P. Hendy who, in the late 1800's, first claimed this beautiful area as his own.

Van Damme State Park

Location : Little River CA
Type : State Parks
Phone: 707-937-5804
Description : The Van Damme State Park is located in Little River just before Mendocino. offering great camping fun

Mendocino Headlands State Park

Location : Mendocino CA
Type : State Parks
Phone: 707-937-5804
Description : The park features grass-covered headlands and a beach, with access from the mouth of the Big River south of town. Trails are popular with hikers and joggers. In winter, the park provides a site for whale watching.

Westport-Union Landing State Beach

Location : Westport CA
Type : Beaches
Phone: 707-937-5804
Description : Westport Union-Landing State Beach covers over 3 miles of rugged and scenic coastline, with 100 campsites on the bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Manchester State Park

Location : Manchester CA
Type : State Parks
Phone: 707-882-2463
Description : The park has 760 acres of beach, sand dunes, and flat grasslands, with nearly 18,000 feet of ocean frontage.

Indian Creek County Park

Location : Philo CA
Type : Parks
Phone: 707-463-4267

Glass Beach

Location : Fort Bragg CA
Type : Beaches
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Description : Glass Beach is one of the most unique beaches in the world, not because nature created it that way, but because time and the pounding surf have corrected one of man's mistakes.

Smithe Redwoods State Reserve

Location : Leggett CA
Type : Recreation Areas
Phone: 707-247-3318
Description : Smithe Redwoods State Reserve contains the beautiful Frank and Bess Smithe Grove of redwoods.

Bowling Ball Beach State Beach

Location : Point Arena CA
Type : Beaches
Phone: 707-937-5804
Description : The beach and headlands preserve a scenic spot along the Mendocino Coast and offers a stunning perch for watching sunsets, or merely sitting in the grass as the afternoon sun glistens on the waters below. Fishing, picnicking, and surfing are popular activities here.

Greenwood State Beach

Location : Elk CA
Type : Beaches
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Description : In Elk you will find Greenwood State Beach with beach access and a magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean.

Montgomery Woods State Reserve

Location : Comptche CA
Type : Recreation Areas
Phone: 707-937-5804
Description : Montgomery Woods State Reserve, in the heart of the Coast Range, has 700 acres of redwoods.

Admiral William Standley State Park

Location : Laytonville CA
Phone: 707-247-3318
Description : Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area is at an elevation of 1,700 feet in the Coastal Range. It is located near the headwaters of the south fork of the Eel River. The park features 45 acres of redwoods and is a popular spot for salmon and steelhead fishing. The area is also a favorite place for hikers and picnickers.

Indian Creek County Park

Location : Philo CA
Type : Parks
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