Van Damme State Park

Van Damme State Park consists of 1,831 acres of beach and upland on the Mendocino Coast. The park features the lush Fern Canyon scenic trail system; the pygmy forest where mature, cone-bearing cypress and pine trees stand six inches to eight feet tall; and the bog, or Cabbage Patch, where skunk cabbage grows in abundance. The park's ten miles of trail go along the fern-carpeted canyon of Little River. A paved road is used by joggers and bicyclists. The beach is popular with abalone divers. The park road is wheelchair accessible and the park is three miles south of Mendocino on Highway 1.

Location: PO Box 440, Westport California 95488 Telephone 707-937-5804

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