Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Park Projects & Improvements:
Updated trail markers
Updated Ecological Staircase Trail Guide
Let’s help visitors make the most of Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
California State Parks Mendocino District will be updating the trail markers and signs at Jug Handle State Natural Reserve (on HWY 1 just north of Caspar, CA). The reserve’s 2.5-mile Ecological Staircase Trail explores three wave-cut terraces formed by the continental glaciers, rising seas, and tectonic plates that built the Coast Range. Few places on earth display a more complete record of how geology, soils, and plants change over time.