MacKerricher State Park

Views are beautiful with easy boardwalk

This is a state park, and it is free for day visits. That was a surprise to us but we were very happy about that. Drive in and skip the lake parking and keep on the road to reach the parking lot by th...

Worth a Stop

Nice black sand beach. Beautiful rugged coast line! Even though we couldn't make it during the lowest tide, we still got to see a few tide pools with tons of hermit crabs, anemones, and urchins. Great...

Love the skeleton of the gray whale at the entrance of the park

The only reason we came to this park is to see the size of the gray whale. There is a skeleton the you can touch and step inside to get a real feel for the enormous size of the gray whale. I loved it....

Beautiful State Park near Fort Bragg

I visited some family who were camping at MacKerricher and got to spend some time with them at their campsite and also on a short hike at the beach. It was a beautiful park, well-maintained, and looke...

Beautiful views, short and even trail

We only took the boardwalk hike, which on our day was extremely windy. But the views were beautiful! There are many more paths available to take, both right off the main boardwalk trail and on the oth...