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Jug Handle State Natural Reserve

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

Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve.

Photo: David Eppstein via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.

Park facts

Park typeState Park
LocationMendocino, California, United States
Established1976
Coordinates39.3753° N, 123.8100° W
Managed byCalifornia 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.

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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.

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