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California State Parks Mendocino Headlands State Park

X Mendocino Headlands State Park was founded in 1974, after several years of agitation from citizens concerned about the possibility of blufftop development. It is a rugged area, covering 347 acres of undeveloped seaside bluffs and islets surrounding the town of Mendocino, CA. In 2002, a second, larger part to this park further inland, called the Big River Unit was added to the park. So far, we have only been to the coastal part.

It was a pretty cold and windy day when we got there, but that is, when it looks the most beautiful! (Not us, but the coast).

Rough water, wind and time created a number of impressive arches along the coast. In the panoramic picture above you can see two of them. Here are the detailed pictures used to create the panorama:

And here are detailed looks of the two arches:

Southern Arch

Northern Arch

Behold the Seas This plaque caught out arrention:

X The citizens of the sister cities of Mendocino, California and Miasa, Japan – located on opposite shores of the Pacific Ocean - dedicate this plaque to the peaceful pursuits of he people of the Pacific Basin and to the protection of its environment that all living things there-in may exist in perpetual harmony.

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