Just five miles south of the Fort Bragg City Limits, this state park and nature preserve is one of the most complete (restored) light stations in America. Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association received state and national awards for restoring eight of the nine structures to their original 1909 condition. The 100-year-old lighthouse – with its British-built Fresnel Lens operates as a Federal Aid to Navigation.
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Glass Beach is a unique beach, not because nature made it that way, but because time and the pounding surf have corrected one of man's mistakes.
Beginning in 1949, the area around Glass Beach became a public dump. It is hard to imagine this happening today, but back then people dumped all kinds of refuse straight into the ocean,...
This rare jewel, located just south of the city of Fort Bragg, boasts 47 acres of oceanfront gardens, forests, streams, fern canyons and bluffs. Visitors will be enthralled by the diversity and tranquility of the Botanical Gardens, where you can find something for every outdoor enthusiast. Manicured Gardens, dense pine forest, diverse plant collections and flower filled bluffs are just some of what awaits you when you spend a day exploring this coastal gem. Enjoy the Cliff House, located on...
One of the west coast's most scenic working harbors, Noyo Harbor is tucked into the forested hills at the south end of Fort Bragg. You may remember seeing Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell sailing out of the harbor at the end of the movie Overboard. Noyo Harbor is your starting point for a day out on the ocean, whether it's on a fishing or whale watching charter, or paddling your own kayak.
The Skunk line runs 40 miles from Fort Bragg on the coast to Willits on US Highway 101. Along the way, the tracks cross some 30 bridges and trestles and pass through two deep mountain tunnels. The half-way point of Northspur is popular lunch spot, giving passengers a chance to snack before continuing to Willits or heading back to Fort Bragg. Along the way, you pass through beautiful stretches of redwoods. To...
More than 25 years ago, the State of California declared that the Guest House Museum in Downtown Fort Bragg was a point of historical interest.
It was built mostly from coastal redwood in 1892 for Tom Johnson, a family business partner in Fort Bragg Redwood Company, as his private residence. All wood used in the structure was milled by Fort Bragg Redwood Company. Before the house was finished and by direction of the company's founder,...
Although Fort Bragg is surrounded by nature -- ocean and the 48,000-acre Jackson State Forest -- the city has created great parks inside the city limits for visitors of all ages.
The newest is the ...
The C.V. Starr Center in Fort Bragg is a beautiful, jaw-dropping indoor water park. It’s also the place for high energy work outs, exercise equipment, after-school programs, and classes where kids of all ages learn to swim and stay fit. They have meeting rooms for parties and community events, and the grounds include a dog park, a skateboard park, and places to play petanque and have picnics.
The highlight of the center has to be the ‘natatorium’ with not one, but two indoor pools...
Interested in turning a great vacation into a Good-for-the-World one?
Consider contacting one of these fine organizations while you are here!
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