Welcome to Mendocino Area Parks Association (MAPA)
& Mendocino District California State Parks
Our Parks include some of the finest ocean views, redwood groves,
beaches, ocean bluffs, lake shore, trails, and campgrounds in the world.
MAPA funds natural and cultural history programs in our local state parks. Our educational mission is to inspire better understanding and appreciation of the plants and animals that also call this land their home, and to encourage protection of our parklands - and our planet.
"All things are connected like the blood that unites us. We did not weave the web of life.
We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves."
- Ted Perry, attributed to Chief Seattle
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HEADLANDS CAMPAIGN
When you stay with our B&B partners you can help restore the Ford House Museum and the Headlands. |
Coming Soon |
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What is MAPA?
Mendocino Area Parks Association (MAPA) is a non-profit cooperating association formed to benefit the State Parks in the Mendocino District. Supported by volunteers, MAPA's goals include providing top-quality educational activities, interpretive programs and exhibits in our local state parks. MAPA also assists with the Visitor Centers in six State Parks, publishes and sells publications on local natural and cultural history, and consistently raises money to "keep things local" and improve the park experiences for visitors, local residents, and the abundant flora and fauna that thrive along the magnificent Mendocino Coast.
MAPA helps to preserve our parklands and cultural history through:
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How you can help:
Join the MAPA team as a Member, Donor or Volunteer, and shop in our six visitor centers. Participating in the many MAPA programs and events make a positive influence on our natural and cultural history programs in our local state parks, which, in turn, makes a positive impact on our parklands, and even more important, enriches the quality of your life.
What MAPA funds:
Junior Rangers; Campfire Programs; Nature Walks/Talks; School Field Trips; In-school Programs; Living History Programs; Park Interpreters; Volunteer/Docent Councils and Trainings; Natural and Cultural History Seminars; Exhibits; Interpretive Trail Signage; and six Museums/Visitor Centers. |
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