MacKerricher State Park
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
113 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Noyo Headlands Park Glass Beach ParkingWebsite ↗
Photo: Robert Campbell · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Fort Bragg
11% of Fort Bragg’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Fort Bragg, 1.7 per square mile of land. 11% of Fort Bragg’s land is conserved, about 212 acres. The biggest trail networks: MacKerricher State Park (1.5 mi).
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #116 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
212 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
174 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
13 mi
5.1 mi lanes · 5.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Fort Bragg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fort Bragg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fort Bragg is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #116 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fort Bragg’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (174 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 95%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 86%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is MacKerricher State Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Otis R. Johnson Park
Managed by City of Fort Bragg
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Harold O. Bainbridge Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
212 conserved acres
11% of Fort Bragg’s land. Who manages Fort Bragg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city147 ac
State parks58 ac
Regional agency6 ac
Local Park · 141 acState Park · 58 acLocal Conservation Area · 7 acLocal Other or Unknown · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noyo Headlands Park Local Park | Town or city | 91 | Open |
| MacKerricher State Park State Park | State parks | 58 | Open |
| Fort Bragg Coastal Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Pomo Bluffs Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Otis R. Johnson Wilderness Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Timberwolf Stadium Development Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 6 | Restricted |
| Harold O. Bainbridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Fort Bragg Dog Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Fort Bragg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Fort Bragg
Noyo Beach
DirectionsPlus 2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Fort Bragg
Wiggly Giggly Ft BraggIn Harold O. Bainbridge Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Fort Bragg
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
13 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
5.0 mi
off-road bike paths
3.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
14Tennis
12Basketball
7Baseball
4Soccer
4Tracks
2Pickleball
2Beach volleyball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fort Bragg: May to August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 8.8 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 64 °F). 8.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Fort Bragg →
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Bragg
Where can I hike in Fort Bragg?
The longest trail networks: MacKerricher State Park, 1.5 miles; Otis R. Johnson Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fort Bragg is conserved land?
11% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Fort Bragg’s trails?
MacKerricher State Park and Otis R. Johnson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fort Bragg?
13 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.1 of painted or protected lanes, 5.0 of off-road paths and 3.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Fort Bragg?
49,223 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Bragg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 174 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fort Bragg have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #116 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fort Bragg neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →