Russian Gulch State Park (Mendocino)
Mendocino · near Mendocino · North Coast
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 100
- Campsites
- ~30 sites
- Season
- April–October
- Fee
- ~$35/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). A fern-canyon-and-coast park just north of Mendocino, with a waterfall, a wave-carved blowhole ('Devil's Punchbowl'), and a beach cove. Showers. Seasonal. Small and popular.
What is here
- Setting
- forest
- Amenities
- Fern canyon & waterfall · Wave-carved blowhole · Beach cove & sea caves · Showers
- Best for
- Fern-canyon + dramatic Mendocino coast
- Features
- Fern canyon to a waterfall · Devil's Punchbowl blowhole · Sheltered beach cove · Mendocino village nearby
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · walk-in
- Intl tip
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia 6 months ahead (small and popular). Hike the fern canyon to the waterfall; see the Devil's Punchbowl blowhole; kayak the sea caves from the cove. Minutes from Mendocino village. Showers. Seasonal (Apr–Oct). Combine with Van Damme, MacKerricher, and the Mendocino coast. Diverse scenery in a compact park.
The guide
Russian Gulch State Park packs an extraordinary variety of Mendocino-coast scenery into a compact, beloved park just north of M…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.328, -123.801