State Park · California, United States
Manchester State Park
Manchester State Park is a state park in California, United States.
State Park · California, United States
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Mendocino, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 38.9739° N, 123.7130° 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 Manchester State Park
Manchester State Park (also known as Manchester State Beach) is a state park of California, United States. It includes 18,000 feet (5,500 m) of protected beachfront on the Pacific Ocean in Northern California on State Route 1, 7 miles (11 km) north of Point Arena. The park features sand dunes, flat grasslands and five miles of gentle, sandy beachfront. The park is noted for steelhead and salmon fishing in the park's two streams, Brush Creek and Alder Creek, as well as the driftwood that collects in the catch basin created by the gently curved coastline.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
What to do
Getting there
| Nearest town | Point Arena, California |
|---|---|
| Getting there | about 7 miles north of Point Arena |
Airports near this park
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- Sacramento International Airport (SMF) · Sacramento, United States · 115.8 miles away
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) · San Francisco, United States · 118.4 miles away
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) · Oakland, United States · 118.5 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in California
Frequently asked questions
Where is Manchester State Park?
Manchester State Park is in California, United States (38.9739° N, 123.7130° W).
How do I get to Manchester State Park?
The nearest town is Point Arena, California. about 7 miles north of Point Arena.
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/Manchester_State_Park_(California) — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).