Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens


Beautiful gardens with the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is a unique natural treasure located on the bluffs of Northern California. Since the 1960s, the Gardens has cultivated a wide array of plants that are both sustainable and beautiful. The nonprofit botanical wonder is highly photogenic and offers world-recognized collections and a diversity of flora all year long. Rhododendrons, camellias, and magnolias tower over displays of dahlias, begonias, and roses. The Gardens also stewards nationally recognized collections of conifers, heaths, and heathers.

The Gardens, gift shop, and plant nursery are open daily with only a couple of exceptions. Rhody’s Garden Café offers lunch with a view seasonally (Apr – Oct). Bring the whole family and make a day of it! Dogs are welcome and enjoy free admission! The Gardens are located at 18220 North Highway One in Fort Bragg, California. For more information call 707-964-4352, or visit http://www.gardenbythesea.org.

Annual Events:

Rhododendron Show – First weekend in May

Art in the Gardens – First weekend in August

Festival of Lights – Begins the day after Thanksgiving and runs each Friday, Saturday and Sunday for four weeks

 

 

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

18220 North Highway 1
Fort Bragg, CA 95437

707-964-4352

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Hidden Beach

Hidden Beach of Fort Bragg

Accessed through a tunnel of a rockwall at the north end of Seaside Creek Beach during low tide. Very remote and perfect for exploring, but don’t get caught by the tide before you head back through!

 

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MacKerricher State Park - Laguna Point

MacKerricher State Park – Laguna Point

MacKerricher Beach is great for wildlife viewing and tidepooling and a  prime seal watching station. There is a boardwalk path over the wetlands to the beach, directly next to the parking lot, so getting to the beach is easy.

 

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Jefferson Way Beach Access

Jefferson Way Beach Access

A deep pocket cove and beach with rocks, cliffs, and dunes at the waters edge. It has a 0.7 mile long access trial from the parking area. Incredibly scenic and also a popular surf spot.

 

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Noyo Harbor Beach

Noyo Harbor Beach

A sandy strip of beach that is very popular for surf fishing rather than swimming or sunbathing. There’s lots of driftwood around  and it’s a nice beach stroll. Also a nice spot to enter the water on a paddleboard, boat or kayak.

 

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Jug Handle State Natural Reserve

Jug Handle State Natural Reserve

About midway between the towns of Mendocino and Fort Bragg is stunning Jug Handle Creek Beach. The beach impresses the visitor with a deep sandy cove, clear blue water and steep bluffs on both sides. The park is known for its hiking trail: the Ecological Staircase Trail which winds you through geological features and ends up at the Hans Jenny Pygmy Forest. Trails also explore the the headlands above the cove providing gorgeous views of the sea and coast.

 

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Babcock Beach

Babcock Beach

A deep cove and beach with rocks, cliffs, and dunes at the waters edge. There is a 0.7 mile long access trial from the parking area which is well worth the walk for this incredibly scenic beach. Popular with surfers too.

 

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Glass Beach

Glass Beach

One of Fort Bragg’s main attractions, Glass Beach is a beautiful beach filled with seaglass and great for beachcombing with family and friends. It is a part of the MacKerricher State Park and easily accessible from the Coastal Trail.

 

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Belinda Point Beach

Belinda Point Beach

A small scenic cove secured by The Mendocino Land Trust organization.
Maintains a 0.6 mile long access trail that leads to a boardwalk into the narrow and rocky beach.

 

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Pudding Creek Beach

Pudding Creek Beach

A wide and sandy beach below an old wooden train trestle. Pudding Creek flows into the ocean here and there are overlooking bluffs lined with many trails to meander on. Great for picnics, hiking, biking, sunbathing, tidepooling, exploring, and swimming!

 

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