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2010 Reservation Period: CA Department of Parks and Recreation is reviewing the 2010 Reservation Period. For more information please see the DPR website: 2010 Reservation Period

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VANDAMME SP, CA

Status: Open year round.   Season Dates

Description

Season for Peak Fees: 05/15 to 09/15

Van Damme State Park consists of 1,831 acres of beach and upland on the Mendocino Coast.

The park features the lush Fern Canyon scenic trail system; the Pygmy Forest where mature, cone-bearing cypress and pine trees stand six inches to eight feet tall, and the bog, or Cabbage Patch, where skunk cabbage grows in abundance. The park's ten miles of trail go along the fern-carpeted canyon of Little River. A paved road is used by joggers and bicyclists. The beach is popular with abalone divers. Hike-in sites do not allow dogs.

Park Kiosk Hours:

  • Hi Season: 8am-10pm
  • Lo Season: Varies

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
  • Amphitheater
  • Barbecue
  • Comfort Station
  • Dump Station
  • Fire Rings
  • Fishing
  • Food Lockers
  • Hiking Trails
  • Nature Trails
  • Parking
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnicing
  • Ranger Station
  • Restrooms
  • Scuba Diving
  • Showers
  • Telephone
  • Visitors Center
  • Water Sports

Alerts and Important Information

Discount Pass must be presented at the time of check in.

Fees include entry for 1 vehicle and 1 legally towed vehicle or trailer, additional vehicles will be charged per night at the park.

Hike-in sites do not allow dogs.

  • To book a Group site you must have at least NINE occupants.
  • 1st come / 1st served basis when not on reservations.
  • Family Sites:
    • 2009 Reservations 03/28/09 to 10/10/09.
  • Group Site:
    • 2009 Reservations 03/28/09 to 12/31/09.

    The park is now site specific. You will be able to choose your site when you make your reservation.

Getting There:

Vandamme SP
P.O. BOX 440
Mendocino CA 95460

The park is three miles south of Mendocino on Highway One.

Phone Park for More Information:

Project Office: (707)937-5804