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Camp Candy Cap

Camp Candy Cap sits on forested terrain near Fort Bragg, with both drive-in and walk-in sites available through advance reservations. The campground features full amenities including restrooms, showers, and WiFi, though campers should prepare for rough access roads leading to the property. Sites include picnic tables and allow campfires, with firewood available for purchase on-site.

The location provides proximity to creek and river areas while maintaining cell service coverage. Alcohol is permitted, and the mix of forested and open terrain accommodates different camping preferences. For additional options in the region, consider campgrounds around Fort Bragg. Nightly rates range from $100-300, so budget accordingly for this premium location.

Description

Camp Candy Cap is like a coastal botanical garden set among over 12 acres of pristine forest on the Mendocino coast. You'll be surrounded by wind-twisted mossy pines, wild berry bushes and ferns, with every footstep silent in the soft duff. The only sound comes from the nearby ocean waves. This is the peaceful, quiet and natural sanctuary you've been dreaming about.

The campsites are spread across all that land, which makes it perfect for groups and quiet enough for two.

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The communal fire pit sits in the middle of Candy Cap Meadow, ringed with stumps and open to the night sky, and it's where everybody ends up after dark to share a drink and swap stories. The dining area is nearby, tarped and filled with picnic tables and a long work space.

THE SAUNA

A wood-fired sauna built of reclaimed redwood, smelling sweet like bourbon. Come in cold off the headlands, stoke up the stove, and let the heat work into your bones while the fog moves through the pines outside. There's a hot shower and a composting toilet in the same bathhouse.

THE COAST

The water is about a five minute walk. From there the old Haul Road runs flat and paved along the bluffs for miles in both directions, so you can go as far as you feel like: tide pools and harbor seals at Laguna Point about fifteen minutes up, Glass Beach a couple miles south.

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION

Local folks who know this coast teach here through the season. Tide pooling, coastal foraging, rolling your own sushi out on the rocks with what you just picked up, mushroom forays, and more. Nobody expects you to show up knowing anything, and classes book separately from your site.

Winter is just as good as summer, maybe even better! The rains bring the mushrooms up, the candy caps really do smell like maple syrup, and the lowest tides of the year come in winter and spring. The winter weather here is mild too, so it might just be warmer than you expect!

HOW TO BOOK

Camp Candy Cap doesn't take bookings through The Dyrt, so have a look at our website or drop us an email and we'll get you sorted. That's also where you'll find the special events, the classes and the camping club.

GOOD TO KNOW

- Rigs up to 25 feet, so vans and small campers fit. No trailers and no big rigs, so it stays quiet, and no generators, TVs or stereos.

- No hookups, water or electric.

- Bring your own drinking water, a gallon per person per day. Water onsite is non-drinkable.

- No pets, service animals excepted.

- Campfires happen in the communal pit. We ask that you pay $8 a night for firewood, and we'll keep you supplied with all you need.

- This is an inclusive property. We welcome people of every race, gender, age, background, and belief.

- Arrival instructions come after you book.

- Pack it in, pack it out. Trash service is not provided.

- A separate use agreement is required to be signed upon booking.

Camp Candy Cap is a Wilderfolk property, built for those who love the outdoors and want to learn more about it.

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