Russian Gulch State Park Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Russian Gulch State Park Campground in CA
CampgroundCA State Parks
7.6 mi from Fort Bragg
Setting
Russian Gulch State Park hugs the Mendocino County coast near Fort Bragg, featuring 7,630 feet of rocky ocean frontage carved into dramatic headlands. The campground anchors the park's eastern section, with a 2.5-mile trail from the campground following an abandoned logging road along a coastal creek to a 36-foot waterfall. A small beach provides restroom and shower facilities for swimming, skin diving, fishing, and tide pool exploration. Iron rings embedded in the headlands mark 19th-century lumber-shipping operations; a redwood shingle mill once operated on-site. Trails suit hikers, cyclists, and horses crossing the 1940 concrete-arch Frederick W. Panhorst Bridge.
- Moderately separated here.
- Observatory Hill stands 1,042 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 49–67°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 59 of 100.