Website:
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=432 (Park Website)
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25856 (Russian Gulch Bridge)
https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-1 (Caltrans District 1)

Email: [email protected]

Description:
This park is known for the heavily forested Russian Gulch Creek Canyon, a headland that features the Devil’s Punch Bowl (a large, collapsed sea cave with churning water), and a beach that offers swimming, tide pool exploring, skin diving and rock fishing. Inland, there is a 36-foot high waterfall. Hikers enjoy miles of hiking trails. The park also has a paved three-mile bicycle trail. Russian Gulch Bridge / The Frederick W. Panhorst Bridge: A beautifully designed mid-20th-century bridge similar to Big Sur's more famous Bixby Creek Bridge. Said to be the most beautiful of California's concrete arch bridges, according to one engineer. It is located in Russian Gulch State Park along Highway 1, about 1.7 miles north of Mendocino. Given the bridge's beautiful aesthetics, it is a frequent subject of photographs. This bridge, an open-spandrel concrete arch design, is maintained by CalTrans. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

General Notes:
updated 12.17.24 bd

Jurisdictions::
CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, Mendocino County, MENDOCINO COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS

Within 30-Mile Zone: N

State Property: Yes

Closed/Vacant: No

GPS Source:
Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 39.3306650, y coordinate: -123.8017585

Ownership: state

Contacts:
Weisberg, Tracy *
Visitor Services Program Manager, Sonoma Mendocino Coast District
12301 N HWY 1, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
(707) 210-5345 Office Phone 1
(707) 937.5804 Main Line Phone 2
[email protected]

State Parks and Beaches, Permits Department,
California Film Commission
7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA
323.860.2960 Phone 1
800.858.4749 Phone 2
[email protected]
http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/

* Key Contact


photos:

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photo ID#: 3477013 - Photo taken from South Headlands Trail in Russian Gulch State Park


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photo ID#: 3436417 - South Headlands Trail - Accessible from a small public parking lot at the end of Woodstock Drive and ends at campground area in park. Trail offers views of ocean from small clearings. Caution is advised when standing near cliff edge.


photo ID#: 3436419 - South Headlands Trail - Accessible from a small public parking lot at the end of Woodstock Drive and ends at campground area in park. Trail offers views of ocean from small clearings. Caution is advised when standing near cliff edge.


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photo ID#: 3436415 - South Trail - One of the least traveled but accessable from mouth of Fern Canyon Trail. Has gullies filled with lush ferns, old redwood trees, and fallen logs. Far in, it eventually leads west toward a grove of dead Douglas Fir trees and then connects with South Headland Trail.


photo ID#: 3436413 - South Trail - One of the least traveled but accessable from mouth of Fern Canyon Trail. Has gullies filled with lush ferns, old redwood trees, and fallen logs. Far in, it eventually leads west toward a grove of dead Douglas Fir trees and then connects with South Headland Trail.


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photo ID#: 3436409 - Fern Canyon Trail - paved trail


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photo ID#: 3436411 - Fern Canyon Trail - paved trail


photo ID#: 3436412 - South Trail - One of the least traveled but accessable from mouth of Fern Canyon Trail. Has gullies filled with lush ferns, old redwood trees, and fallen logs. Far in, it eventually leads west toward a grove of dead Douglas Fir trees and then connects with South Headland Trail.


photo ID#: 3436414 - South Trail - One of the least traveled but accessable from mouth of Fern Canyon Trail. Has gullies filled with lush ferns, old redwood trees, and fallen logs. Far in, it eventually leads west toward a grove of dead Douglas Fir trees and then connects with South Headland Trail.


photo ID#: 3436416 - South Trail - One of the least traveled but accessable from mouth of Fern Canyon Trail. Has gullies filled with lush ferns, old redwood trees, and fallen logs. Far in, it eventually leads west toward a grove of dead Douglas Fir trees and then connects with South Headland Trail.


photo ID#: 3436425 - South Headlands Trail - Accessible from a small public parking lot at the end of Woodstock Drive and ends at campground area in park. Trail offers views of ocean from small clearings. Caution is advised when standing near cliff edge. Trail passes under bridge.


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photo ID#: 3436423 - South Headlands Trail - Accessible from a small public parking lot at the end of Woodstock Drive and ends at campground area in park. Trail offers views of ocean from small clearings. Caution is advised when standing near cliff edge.


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