MacKerricher State Park is approximately 3 miles North of Fort Bragg and 0.5 mile West of Highway 1.

Set in the world of the intertidal flats and tidepools, the rocky shores of Laguna Point dominates MacKerricher State Park.

From the east:

Take Highway 20 from Willets west to Fort Bragg, and then turn north on Highway 1.

From the south:

Take Highway 101 north to Cloverdale and Highway 128 (watch for the sign so you don't miss the right turn onto Highway 128 before Cloverdale) to Highway 1 and continue north past the towns of Mendocino and Fort Bragg.

Everyone:

• Turn at Highway 1 Marker 65.06 onto Mill Creek Drive. Go to past Lake Cleone and under the Old Haul Road to the paved Parking Lot that is facing Cleone Beach (not to be confused with Lake Cleone!)
• We will meet at Lake Cleone at 12:00 noon.at the picnic tables. There we will work on identifying plants around the lake, a nice gentle walk with a variety of habitat types. We will cross over to MacKerricher Beach in the mid-afternoon to observe the low tide and do some ecological studies in the intertidal zones, and be there until around 5:00 or 5:30. Please bring your guidebooks asa well as laminated invertebrate card (hang it on a cord around your neck or over your shoulder).
• The trail out of the parking lot follows a raised boardwalk from the northwest corner of the parking lot adjacent to Cleone Beach.

For more information Go to http://www.stateparks.com/mackerricher.html

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Marilyn I. Cannon, March 5, 2007