Jug Handle State Reserve Travel Information (Fort Bragg, CA)

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Ten Mile Beach Trail (Distance: 1.2 mi) The scenic Ten Mile Beach Trail, also referred to by locals as the MacKerricher Haul Road Trail, is part of an old road used to transport lumber from the Ten Mile River watershed to a mill in Fort Bra...

San Francisco, CA - Rail-Trails - length:3.5 mi

Blues Beach (Distance: 1.5 mi) This can be a superb right outside reef break roughly 15 miles north of Fort Bragg. Blues Beach is a beautiful sandy beach protected by a few very large rocks. There’s some decent beach break here, bu...

Rockport, CA - Surfing - length:unknown

Virgin Creek (Distance: 2.1 mi) This is a small beach where Virgin Creek meets the ocean just north of Fort Bragg. The beach at Virgin Creek is a few-minute walk from where you can park on Highway 1. If it’s on, you’ll probably see ...

Fort Bragg, CA - Surfing - length:unknown

MacKerricher Beach State Park to Manchester State Beach (Distance: 2.5 mi) Although short, this very scenic ride is strenuous. Highway 1 hugs the rugged coastline, dropping in and then climbing out of the many narrow canyons that cut the steep cliffs. Some sections of the ro...

Fort Bragg, CA - Road Biking - length:42.1 mi

MacKerricher State Park: Ten Mile Beach Trail (Distance: 3.2 mi) Ten Mile Dunes and lnglenook Fen, Laguna Point and Cleone Lake. These are some of the intriguing names on an intriguing land—MacKerricher State Park. Extending from just north of the Fort Bragg city l...

Fort Bragg, CA - Hiking - length:10 mi

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Little River Inn Little River Inn Golf & Tennis Public, 9 holes 2775 yards, par 36 11.4 miles from center of Jug Handle State Reserve

Brooktrails Brooktrails Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 1279 yards, par 28 22.2 miles from center of Jug Handle State Reserve

Ukiah Ukiah Municipal Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5850 yards, par 70 37.0 miles from center of Jug Handle State Reserve

Benbow Valley Resort Coun Benbow Valley Resort Country Club Public, 9 holes 2557 yards, par 35 42.6 miles from center of Jug Handle State Reserve

Shelter Cove Shelter Cove Golf Course Public, 18 holes 0 yards, par 0 43.0 miles from center of Jug Handle State Reserve

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