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Van Damme State Park

25 Reviews

About

State Park

Van Damme State Park offers a scenic beach, a lush fern-filled forest, and year-round camping. The highway runs through the park, separating the campground and the Fern Canyon trail head to the east from the beach and parking lot to the west. Visitors can launch a kayak in a protected cove. They…

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Hike-In
    Backcountry sites.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

  • WiFi
    Fair
  • Verizon
    Poor
  • AT&T
    Unknown
  • T-Mobile
    Unknown

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group

Features

For Campers

  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • WiFi
  • Showers
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups
  • Pull-Through Sites
  • Big Rig Friendly

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25 Reviews

JThe Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2023

Nice place next to the ocean

Nice place, clean bathrooms next to the sea and clean spaces

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Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2023

Close to the ocean but dark and damp

General& Site Quality: 74 campsites; 1-13 in the lower loop and the remainder in the upper loop. Each site has a picnic table, fire ring, and bear box. No hookups. Camper pads are dirt. 

Bath/Shower house: Self-contained units, some with toilet and sink, and some with just a…

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KThe Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2023

Beautiful surroundings, redwoods and ocean nearby

Pros - close to Mendocino and Fort Bragg; toilets and showers well-maintained; campground itself is beautiful, with some sites that have close neighbors, and some that are more isolated. Dump station. Beach across the street from the entrance.

Cons - sites have varying degrees of flatness, so if…

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Location

Van Damme State Park is located in California

Detail location of campground

Directions

The park is located three miles south of the town of Mendocino on Highway 1. The highway runs through the park separating the campground and the Fern Canyon trail head to the east and the beach and parking lot to the west.

Address

8125 N Highway 1
Little River, CA 95456

Coordinates

39.274422340213555 N
123.79038128733629 W

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