Fort Bragg Boasts of their Infamous Glass Beach

We are never innocent of how astounding nature’s bountiful gifts are. We have been saturated with endless reminders that no matter how chaotic this planet might seem, nature never faltered in showering us with breathtaking and heavenly places.

Travel is one of the few ways of experiencing the blessings of nature aside from the stereotyped seen-no-feel approach that social media and television have given the general populace.

And speaking of which, one good way in validating that nature never left the human race forlorn is the presence of Fort Bragg’s absurdly beautiful Glass Beach, which is establishing its name as a popular tourist spot in the whole of California.

Now that it is bundled with an equally pleasing park, this destination is sure to set the place crowded in the near future. Get your tanning lotions, piña colada mixes on hand and your eyes to be festooned by the colorful setting that the Glass Beach and the general Fort Bragg can offer.

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Location

Fort Bragg is situated along State Route 1 in Mendocino County, California. It is 24 miles west of Willits. Fort Bragg is a tourist destination because it is situated along the coastline promoting a scenic view of the Pacific Ocean.

According to the US Census Bureau, Fort Bragg City has a total area of 2.8 square miles— 2.7 square miles, of which is composed of its general land area while the remaining 0.04 miles is comprised of their water boundaries.

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Climate

Because Fort Bragg is situated near the Pacific Ocean and the city has a very trivial weather condition throughout the year. Their rainy season starts from November and exceeds occasional light rainfalls during the summer, which is set normally in April.

The weather type in Fort Bragg is known as under the cool summer Mediterranean climate. They experience foggy shadows during nighttime and early in the morning, although before their place is known to have experienced a dry-summer subtropical type.

They later decided to change it due to the fact that Fort Bragg has cooler summer temperatures, hence, making it fall under the Mediterranean classification. The locals experience the coolest temperatures during the month of January; snow comes once in a blue moon from where the last recorded one happened in January of 1907.

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Transportation

There are available transit systems present within the city such as the Mendocino Transit Authority who made all the other routes possible.

The fares vary from which point you want to go and the bus riders are encouraged to pay exact amounts, especially for visiting parties and tourists in general. There are also available MTA passes and tickets, which can be single-handedly, used as one-way fares.

Buses are also available which can easily transport you in nearby areas of attraction. If you want to go biking, there are provided racks for travelling bikers, which promote faster and safer travel. Lastly, the city and Glass Beach are also known for the Skunk Train system, which they have been using for a long period of time.

What To See

The Famous Glass beach

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The Normal typical beach would offer you either white sand, black sand, powdery sand shorelines, but the Glass Beach is distinct due to its glassy shore lines. According to Fort Bragg’s history, the abundance of glass along its shores was made possible through a seemingly bad start which ended up promoting their county more.

The glassy shoreline was created through the succession and the number of years of dumping garbage in the northern part of the town. It all started in 1906 when their residents established an official water dumpsite known as Site #1.

The piles of trash were lit with fire to reduce its quantity, but it still ended up all the more crowded and so they settled in a different location naming it as Site #2 in 1949.The older locals later filled it again then moved to the northern part, which is then called as the “Glass Beach.”

The local government created programs to correct the damage done but ended up with zilch. Over the years, all the metals and scrap degraded due to the natural effect of the pounding waves over the coastlines. It resulted to cause the glasses to break down into smooth, smaller pieces, making it look like a refined stone from an expensive ornament.

These three glass beaches were opened to the public in 1998. The California Department of Parks and Recreation bought the Glass Beach property and was later combined with MacKerricher State Park.

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MacKerricher State Park

The MacKerricher Star Park is at one time part of the Mendocino Indian Reservation, which is a small independent logging company. The aforementioned park officially opened in 1952 and was added in the beach until 1997.

So if you want to go for a hike, it offers tourists campgrounds and many other facilities. It is also available for fishing, trails for biking and horseback riding. If you feel like going for a stroll, there are also available walking trails available for visitors and travelers who want to relax and enjoy the beauty of the vicinity’s overall ambient and relaxing landscape.

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Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden

This wonderland is placed inside the 47-acre land in Fort Bragg, California. The specific location is between California’s Highway One and the Pacific Ocean. The garden property includes forestry and scenic land slopes and Everglades and other verdant greens.

If you are one of those full-blown nature lovers, you will definitely enjoy the serenity this botanical garden has to offer. All the flowers, plants and known vegetation to be found inside the garden are all well kept for the tourists’ and locals’ satisfaction.

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