Highway CA-1

The Mendocino County, CA, USA

It includes the cities of Fort Bragg, Leggett, Mendocino, Pt. Arena, Jenner, Bodega Bay.

Continue north on our US-101 in Mendocino County Page

Mile 0	Jct with US Highway-101 / Leggett, CA The first 28 miles of Highway 1 west of Leggett to Westport is extremely curvy, winding through the coastal mountains. We do not recommend this road for RV’s and trailers.
	Westport-Union Landing State Beach.
Mile 28	Village of Westport
	Mackerricher State Park
Mile 44	City of Fort Bragg – has a population of around 7,000. Established in 1857 as home of the Federal Indian Agency to oversee the Mendocino Indian Reservation. When the reservation was moved the fort was abandoned. Today it is best known as the main terminal of the California Western Railway better known as the “skunk train.”
Mile 46	Jct. with CA-20 to Willits South of Junction – Jug Handle State Reserve - Casper Headlands State Beach Reserve
Mile 50	Village of Caspar
Mile 55	City of Mendocino – has a population of almost 1000. Was Cabot Cove, Maine on “Murder She Wrote.” Has many 19^th century buildings which reflect the heritage of the New Englanders that settled the area. There are many wineries south east of town in Anderson Valley. Web sites: http://www.gomendo.com/
Mile 58	Village of Little River Pygmy Forest is located 3 mi. east of CA-1 on Little River Airport Road. The trees are over 50 years old and only two or three feet tall. There are pygmy pine and pygmy cypress trees in the forest.
	Village of Albion
Mile 65	Jct with CA-128 – CA-128 travels east from here to Cloverdale on US-101 through the Anderson Valley. Visit our Anderson Valley Page Navarro River Redwoods State Park – 5 mi. east on CA-128
	Village of Elk The road south of here to the Junction with US-101 is extremely curvy and we do not recommend that people who are afraid of heights, trailers, or RV’s travel this road.
Mile 85	Village of Manchester Manchester State Park
Mile 89	Village of Pt. Arena – Population of under 500 Point Arena Lighthouse and Museum – 1 mi. west of CA-1 on Lighthouse Rd. This 115 foot tall lighthouse first warned ships in 1870 and was rebuilt in 1908 when an earthquake destroyed the original lighthouse. Open 10 AM to 3:30 PM daily 4:30 in the summer.
Mile 100	Village of Anchor Bay
Mile 104	Small village of Gualala (wa-LA-la) – was originally a village of the Pomo Indians at the mouth of the Gualala River. Settled by redwood loggers and mill workers and now its main industry is tourism
Mile 109	Small village of Sea Ranch
Mile 112	Small village of Stewarts Point
Mile 120	Kruse Rhododendron State Reserve
	Salt Point State Park
Mile 129	Fort Ross State Historical Park – site of a Russian Fort built in 1812 to protect their land claim from here north to Alaska from the Spanish. There is a visitor center and restored buildings. There is a small fee and it will take at least an hour to see this historic site.
Mile 142	Small village of Jenner The road north of here to Elk is extremely curvy and we do not recommend that people who are afraid of heights, trailers, or RV’s travel this road. Jct with CA-116 east 12 mi. to Guerneville – population about 2500. Santa Rosa - with a population of about 148,000 is 33 miles east. Sonoma Coast State Beach
Mile 152	Bodega Bay – population of just under 1500. A quaint community by the sea.
	Small village of Marshall

Mile 182	Small village of Olema
	Point Reyes National Seashore
Mile 208	Jct with US Highway 101 – Exit 361 on our Sonoma area of US-101 page

This is the southern end of our CA-1 Page

US Highway 101 continues to the south on our Sonoma County Area Page

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