Van Damme Sp Hike/bike Campsite

Open — The campground is currently open with a limited number of first-come, first-served sites available. A temporary single-lane bridge provides access across Little River. No online reservations are available at this time.

About

Van Damme State Park's hike and bike campsite serves cyclists and hikers traveling the Mendocino Coast with an affordable first-come, first-served option. The 1,831-acre park straddles Highway 1, three miles south of Mendocino, with the campground and Fern Canyon trailhead to the east and the beach and parking to the west. The park features ten miles of trails including the popular Fern Canyon Scenic Trail along Little River, where visitors can explore redwood forests with lush fern-covered hillsides. The beach area is popular with kayakers and abalone divers, with a protected cove for launching watercraft. Other attractions include the remarkable Pygmy Forest accessible via Airport Road, where mature cypress and pine trees stand only six inches to eight feet tall due to nutrient-poor soils. The climate is temperate year-round with winter rains and cool summer fogs that typically burn off by mid-morning.

Directions

Located three miles south of Mendocino on Highway 1. The highway runs through the park, with the campground to the east side of the highway.

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