Jackson Demonstration State Forest
Mendocino / Fort Bragg · near Mendocino / Fort Bragg · North Coast
Gravel & Bikepacking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- Late spring–fall (drier); rideable much of the year
What is here
- Terrain
- forest
- Amenities
- Extensive forest-road network · Redwood second-growth forest · Coastal Mendocino/Fort Bragg base · Camping in the forest
- Best for
- Exploratory forest-road riding near the coast
- Features
- Miles of quiet redwood forest roads · Mellow doubletrack exploring · Charming Mendocino coast base · Forest camping
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Logging trucks (active forest) · Damp, sometimes muddy roads · Limited signage (navigation) · Fog
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Gravel & Bikepacking detail
- Ride types
- day-gravel · singletrack
- Surface
- buff
- Remoteness
- 2
- Riding
- Miles of quiet forest roads and doubletrack through second-growth redwoods near the Mendocino coast — a mellow, ridable network with a coastal-town base
- Terrain note
- Coastal redwood forest, 200–1,500 ft; damp, shaded logging roads
- Camping
- Yes
- Intl tip
- Miles of quiet forest roads and doubletrack through second-growth redwoods between Mendocino and Fort Bragg. Mellow and exploratory (good for all levels), with a charming coastal-town base. Working forest: watch for logging trucks, damp/muddy surfaces, limited signage (bring a GPS). Forest camping or coastal inns. Pair the riding with the beautiful Mendocino coast. An accessible, scenic redwood network.
- Trip lengths
- day
The guide
Jackson Demonstration State Forest, sprawling across the hills between the coastal town of Mendocino and Fort Bragg, offers mil…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.35, -123.65