State Park · California, United States
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve is a state park in California, United States, established in 1976.

Photo: David Eppstein via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Mendocino, California, United States |
| Established | 1976 |
| Coordinates | 39.3753° N, 123.8100° W |
| Managed by | California state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve is a state park unit of California, United States, preserving a series of marine terraces each exhibiting a different stage of ecological succession. It is located on California State Route 1 north of the village of Caspar, five miles (8 km) equidistant between the towns of Mendocino and Fort Bragg. The 776-acre (314 ha) park was established in 1976.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Sacramento International Airport (SMF) · Sacramento, United States · 128.0 miles away
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) · Oakland, United States · 143.0 miles away
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) · San Francisco, United States · 144.0 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Jug Handle State Natural Reserve?
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve is in California, United States (39.3753° N, 123.8100° W).
When was Jug Handle State Natural Reserve established?
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve was established in 1976, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_state_parks — Wikipedia list of California state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jug_Handle_State_Natural_Reserve — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).











