Jug Handle State Natural Reserve

Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
	Jug Handle Beach with visible headlands prairie, Sitka Spruce and Grand Fir krummholz, and stands of Bishop Pine
Location	Mendocino County, California, United States
Nearest city	Fort Bragg, California
Coordinates	39°22′31″N 123°48′37″W
Area	776 acres (314 ha)
Established	1976
Governing body	California Department of Parks and Recreation

Jug Handle State Natural Reserve is a state park unit of California, United States, preserving a series of marine terraces each exhibiting a different stage of ecological succession. It is located on California State Route 1 north of the village of Caspar, five miles (8 km) equidistant between the towns of Mendocino and Fort Bragg. The 776-acre (314 ha) park was established in 1976.

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