MacKerricher State Park (Fort Bragg)

Fort Bragg · near Fort Bragg · North Coast

Camping

At a glance

Difficulty
beginner
Elevation
50
Campsites
~140 sites
Season
Year-round
Fee
~$35/night

Permits and booking

Reservation required
Yes
How to reserve
Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). A gorgeous Mendocino-coast park with beaches, a headland, a seal-watching haulout, and the coastal trail. Showers, RV sites. Near the famous Glass Beach and Fort Bragg.

What is here

Setting
beach
Amenities
Beaches, headland & seal rookery · Coastal Trail (old rail bed) · Showers · Near Glass Beach
Best for
Classic Mendocino-coast beach camping
Features
Harbor seals at Laguna Point · Coastal Trail on an old rail bed · Beaches & tide pools · Near Fort Bragg's Glass Beach

Worth knowing

Dogs
Allowed
Good for a first timer
Yes

Camping detail

Camp type
developed · rv · walk-in
Intl tip
Reserve on ReserveCalifornia 6 months ahead. Beaches, tide pools, harbor seals at Laguna Point, and the Coastal Trail (old rail bed) for walking/biking/whale-watching. Near Fort Bragg's Glass Beach and the Noyo Harbor fishing (fishing guide). Showers; RV-OK. Cool and misty — pack warm. Classic Mendocino coast.

The guide

MacKerricher State Park spreads along a gorgeous stretch of the Mendocino coast just north of Fort Bragg, offering some of the …

In the Guidebook

Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to MacKerricher State Park (Fort Bragg) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.

Getting there

Coordinates
39.49, -123.796

Driving directions

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