Van Damme State Park (Mendocino)
Little River (Mendocino) · near Mendocino / Little River · North Coast
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 100
- Campsites
- ~70 sites
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- ~$35/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). A fern-filled canyon on the Mendocino coast with a beach cove, the famous Fern Canyon Trail, and a pygmy forest. Showers, RV sites. Kayaking the sea caves nearby.
What is here
- Setting
- forest
- Amenities
- Fern Canyon Trail · Beach cove & sea caves · Pygmy forest · Showers
- Best for
- Fern canyon + Mendocino coast
- Features
- Lush Fern Canyon Trail · Sea-cave kayaking cove · Rare pygmy forest · Charming Mendocino 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. Walk the lush Fern Canyon Trail; kayak the sea caves from the beach cove (or dive it — dive guide). See the rare pygmy forest. Minutes from Mendocino village. Showers; RV-OK. Cool and often misty. Combine with the whole Mendocino coast. Forest-meets-sea charm.
The guide
Van Damme State Park tucks into a lush, fern-filled canyon on the Mendocino coast at Little River, offering a delightful combin…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Van Damme State Park (Mendocino) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.272, -123.793