Manchester Beach / Mendocino Coast KOA

2011 Presidents and Founders Awards!! Thank you to all of our guests who helped us earn the 2011 Presidents and Founders Awards. We have put up a HOT DEAL in appreciation. In January and February you can pay for 1 night and get 1 night FREE!! Simply call and mention code C2 or click on the Hot Deal. The Spa is nice and hot come and enjoy!

Campground Amenities

• 50 Max Amp
• 65' Max Length
• Wi-Fi ($)
• Cable TV
• Pool (Open Apr 15 to Oct 15)
• Hot Tub / Sauna
• Propane ($)
• Kamping Kitchen
• Fishing
• Firewood ($)
• Pavilion
• Bike Rentals ($)

• Rental Trailers
• Banquets Available - Full Service
• Community Fire Pit
• Volleyball Court

• Cable TV (no charge) limited
• Hot Tub (seasonal)
• Planned Activities Available
• Two Bocce Ball Courts (available with charge)

Ice Cream Socials Seasonal

All you can eat pancake & Sausage breakfast Sunday morning- Seasonal

Hayrides to the beach Its a fun ride down to the beach on the hay wagon.

Coastal Lighthouse Increasing shipping traffic to "dog hole" ports, dangerous reefs and several tragic shipwrecks all combined in the mid - 19th century to prompt to construction of a series of lighthouses along the California Coast. Among several along the coast on spectacular headland settings are:

• Point Arena Light and Museum - Just five miles south of the campground, originally began operation in 1870 and was destroyed by the great 'quake of 1906. It was soon rebuilt, salvaging the iron spiral stairs and lens room from the original light and began operation for the second time in January of 1908. Docent led tours are available.
• Point Cabrillo Light & Preserve - Located about 33 miles north of the campground and 3 miles north of the town of Mendocino. The light itself is a wooden structure and the FRESNEL lens was first lit on June 10, 1909. Point Cabrillo is one of the few stations left where the original keeper's dwelling still remains.
• Point Reyes is further south in Sonoma county.

Whale watching lookouts Any high spot along the coast line is great. Some particularly good places are the Point Arena Lighthouse, Schooner Gulch, Manchester Beach - Alder Creek Access Road, Scenic look-out just north of Irish Beach or the Mendocino Headlands.

Fort Ross State Historic Park Fort Ross State Historical ParkOriginally settled in 1812 as a Russian Fur Trading Colony then sold to John Sutter (of Sutter's Mill) in 1841 after the colony was abandoned. The Park has numerous interpretive and historical exhibits and excellent reconstructed/replicas of the original 1825 Russian Chapel and Fort buildings. Some of the original Russian Orchard and the old Call Ranch House and garden dating from a lightly later period can also be toured. Guided tours are available. Take a little extra time to walk down the cove and beach. Must See!!