Our mission is to conserve plants suited to the climate of the Mendocino Coast and display them for the enjoyment and education of our guests.
The Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden offers everything from colorful displays to thunderous waves. The mild maritime climate makes it a garden for all seasons, attracting gardeners and nature lovers. With manicured formal gardens, a dense coastal pine forest, native flora and habitats, fern-covered canyons, camellias, rhododendrons, magnolias and conifers, heaths and heathers, and flower-filled coastal bluffs overlooking the blue ocean, the garden is a jewel on the Pacific Coast.
Enjoy fine seafood dining at the Cliff House Restaurant of Fort Bragg, Soak in the beautiful ocean view while you enjoy its bounty.
College of the Redwoods knows that technology is at the center of many jobs today and in the future. We also recognize that today's college students are using more technology than ever. Technology is woven into the fabric of education at CR. Students will use computers in many of their classes and are expected to have their own computer, or access to a computer, while off campus. If you do not have a computer at home, you may wish to use the computer labs thorughout the District. All of CRs campuses and instructional sites have computer labs. In addition, most public libraries provide open access computers.
Cotton Auditorium is a venue located in Fort Bragg which plays host to many events including the Symphony of the Redwoods.
The local Fort Bragg Elementary school, some events/fairs are hosted at this location.
Fort Bragg CA Beautiful Downtown District.
Home town Theatre in Fort Bragg CA
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Permanent exhibits at the Ford House reflect Mendocino's early settlement era. There is a small display of Native American implements, and a scale model of the town as it was in 1890, created by local craftsman, Len Peterson. Throughout the house, old photographs, tools and relics relate the saga of the felling of the redwoods to the shipping of the lumber aboard the legendary doghole schooners. Changing seasonal exhibits showcase the local flora and fauna, and Heritage Days in the May recall the skills and history of Jerome and Martha Ford's time and lives. The Ford House Docent Council of the Mendocino Area Parks Association staffs the house and provides guided walks along the Mendocino Headlands, including Whale Watching, Mendocino History, and Spring Wildflowers.
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The scenic Highway 20 corridor from Highway 101 in Willits is the choice of most modern travelers headed for the little coastal city of Fort Bragg today; however, the trek to reach this outpost in the mid-nineteenth century was quite a struggle.
In 1857 Lieutenant Horatio Gibson was dispatched to the North Coast to establish a military base one mile north of the Noyo River on land that had once been Mendocino Indian Reservation. He named the outpost Fort Bragg. This seaside town is often confused with the active U.S. Army Fort of the same name in North Carolina; but the name is the only thing these two places have in common. This Fort Bragg is a "good time" kind of place!
The church, established in 1887, is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). We seek to serve God in devotion, service, and praise. You are invited you to browse through our site to find out more about our congregation, life within our church, and to gain God’s wisdom. Come and join us for any of the events.
Town Hall in beautiful downtown Fort Bragg CA.
Glass Beach is a beautiful, rugged beach west of Fort Bragg, with cliffs and crashing waves. There's little sand, but nevertheless, Glass Beach is one of California's most interesting beaches.
The Fort Bragg city dump once stood here. It closed in the 1960s, but broken glass remained. Over the years it's been ground and polished.
For many years, a steady stream of visitors collected glass to take home. Finally, before this unique sight was lost forever, the state parks took it over, and removing glass is now prohibited.
Glass Beach also collects lots of pretty seashells.
Scenic RV park located right on the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
Jughandle Creek Farm and Nature Center is a non-profit, educational center and overnight facility. The 35 acres of the Center include forests and meadows, nature trails, a century-old Victorian farmhouse and a campground area. As a nature center we provide a Science and Ecology Program for schools, an After School Nature Education Program and a summer Nature Day Camp for local kids . We are the home of the Stewardship/Greenhouse Project, working with schools on restoration/education projects and raising native plants for use by the State Parks Department and others. We also maintain a natural history library; a science equipment lending library for local school districts and literature and maps about the Jughandle Ecological Staircase trail for visitors. For overnight accomodations we offer private rooms in the Farmhouse, Cabins or campsites to groups, families or individuals who share our interests in nature. The campground, some trails, and the farmhouse are wheelchair accessible.
The Kelley House Museum is an historic house museum in the heart of Mendocino, California, a picturesque town of 1,000 people. The home was built in 1861 by William Kelly , one of Mendocino’s founding fathers, and now contains 19th Century furniture. The ocean-view home sits on an acre of gardens, with a pond and three resident geese. William had the pond built and stocked so that the neighborhood children could fish.
MacKerricher has a total of four campgrounds. Family Campsites and Group camps can be reserved through Reserve America. Walk-in campsites, a total of 10, are on a first come, first serve basis.
In the photograph above is an image of the trestle bridge which is a part of the historic Haul Road that joins different parts of Mackerricher State Park, from Pudding Creek to Ten Mile Bridge. The Ten Mile Coastal Trail Foundation was created to help maintain the road and trestle and is currently re-constructing the bridge. Click here to find out more about the foundation.
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. A small, independent logging and shipping operation began here, then was absorbed by the larger corporation. MacKerricher, known historically as Cleone, thus followed a pattern common to many of the small areas in the region.
The park was officially opened in 1952; land was added along the Ten Mile beach until 1977, when the park contained more than 1,530 acres.
No visitor who sees the village of Mendocino rising out of the mists in the morning can remain immune to her charms for long. This quaint town is unique in all of Northern California, perhaps in all the world. Many compare the charms of Mendocino to a New England sea coast hamlet but few places on earth can boast the rare combination of scenic beauty, artistic flare, exquisite cuisine, world class shopping, and friendly locals found here.
The Mendocino Art Center is situated 150 miles north of San Francisco overlooking a rugged expanse of the Pacific Ocean in the charming coastal village of Mendocino. A haven for artists since 1959, today the Art Center is a highly regarded artistic and educational institution offering over 200 retreat-style workshops each year in ceramics, fiber arts, fine arts, jewelry and sculpture. The art galleries feature monthly exhibitions spotlighting the creative works of local and national artists. The Mendocino Art Center continues to be at the heart of what makes the Mendocino Coast an enchanting and vibrant place to visit. Rejuvenate your soul and rekindle your spirit in this unique, retreat-like setting.
Located in the picturesque village of Mendocino, on California's spectacular north coast, Mendocino Theatre Company has been presenting highest quality live theater productions for more than thirty years. The company performs in an intimate eighty-one seat theater, producing a variety of plays ranging from great literary classics to modern comedies, and from much-performed gems to original dramas.
Every room has a stunning view of the Pacific Ocean and the entrance to the Noyo Harbor from balconies.
Your room has a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and the entrance to the Noyo Harbor. You can watch the fishing fleet and pleasure boats from your balcony.
Noyo Harbor is the boat docking area for Fort Bragg, California, USA. It is built on the Noyo River.
Meeting Hall in beautiful Fort Bragg CA
Build in 1909, the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse stands on 270 acres of coastal bluffs and prairie as part of the California State Park system. Managed by the non-profit Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association, this meticulously preserved light station includes the light keepers' buildings and is open to the public.
Pomo Bluffs Park in Fort Bragg this is a relatively new city park (opened April 22, 2006) on the ocean bluffs overlooking the Noyo Harbor entrance and, of course, the Pacific Ocean. There is a paved walkway here suitable for wheelchairs or strollers. And there are benches along the way if you want to sit down. The trail is probably less than a mile, but you can walk as short of a distance as you like and turn around. Interpretive signs along the way cover history, flowers, and animals.
Preston Hall was dedicated to the service of God. Dr. Russell W. Preston, Mendocino's early and beloved physician, gave his own home and other property as an initial bequest to provide funds for a multipurpose building for the church and the community.
This is one of the few parks along the coast that includes portions of the forest to the east. Along its three mile length is evidence of an extensive logging operation that seems to indicate that this was the location of an active mill. The history of this area was one of small mills that operated for a short time, then closed down. The chutes at Russian Gulch shipped more ties and splittings than lumber. This was an area where the natural resources were favorable for lumber production, but other factors interfered when events at Russian Gulch took a different turn.
The Park contains a total area of 1,162 acres with 7,630 feet of ocean frontage. With its rugged headlands thrusting out into the blue Pacific, the park is thought of by many as the north coast's rival of Point Lobos. One of the many features of the headlands is the "blow hole." Its formation was made by the incessant pounding of waves against the coastal headlands. A tunnel has been formed which comes inland about 200 feet, and at its end the earth has caved away forming a hole 100 feet across and 60 feet deep; one can look into this flower and plant-lined pit and watch the surging sea at high tide.
Travel through the redwoods aboard the historic Skunk Train crossing rivers and through tunnels inland to Willits or half way to North Spur for lunch in the trees. Special trips are frequently available too.
Van Damme State park was established in 1934. It is located three miles south of the town of Mendocino on highway 1. The highway runs through the park separating the campground and the trails to the east and the beach and parking lot to the west.
All of the 70 campsites within the park may be reserved through Reserve America. The visitor can get a unique perspective of the coast line by taking the kayak tours, available through a concessioneer as a year-round activity, at the Van Damme beach parking lot.
Westport is located 13 spectacular miles north of Fort Bragg. This tiny town once had a thriving population of over 20,000 people when Lumber was king and the North Coast was home to fishermen and loggers. Today the population is a little more than 230. Those seeking the quiet country life, spectacular ocean vistas, and a strong community spirit migrate here.
