Westport-Union Landing State Beach
The park is currently Open with restrictions in services and/or facilities.
Please check the hours of operation.Contact Information
(707) 937-5804
Reservation Availability
No upcoming camping/lodging reservations at this time.
About Westport-Union Landing State Beach
Park information
No brochures are available for this park.
Upcoming Events
No upcoming events are listed for this park.
This park accepts the following passes:
Day-Use Activities & Facilities
Trail Use
No Drones Allowed in Park
- The noise and sight of drones can alter other people’s enjoyment of nature.
- A drone hovering nearby can feel intrusive and threatening.
- Drones can capture photographs and video without someone’s permission.
- Drones mimic the behavior of predatory birds and can frighten wildlife.
For these reasons State Park units in the Sonoma-Mendocino Coast District do not allow launching, landing or the operation of drones on State Park property.
Westport Union Landing State Beach is currently open for camping on a first come first served basis. Only cash or checks are accepted as payment for camping fees, there is no credit or debit card payments accepted at this park.
The park was named for two early day communities. Westport, a sawmill town, is still in existence and Union Landing now consists of only a few buildings. Both of these settlements were famous for supplying lumber and railroad ties, and Tan Oak bark to the schooners which anchored offshore. The schooners were loaded with forest products by means of intricate cable tramways and chutes from the bluffs.
Location/Directions
Located 19 miles north of Fort Bragg on Highway 1 and 2 miles north of Westport.
Seasons/Climate/Recommended clothing
The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended.
Facilities - Activities
Fishing
Several small sandy beaches and one large beach located at the mouth of Howard Creek provide some good sport for fishermen; the Surf Smelt (Hyomesus pretiosus) come in near shore to spawn in the surf during the day. Night Smelt (Spirinchus Starksi) come in to spawn at night. These smelt, 6 to 10 inches in length, are called surf fish and night fish by the sportsmen who take them in nets as they approach the beach to spawn. Several kinds of rock fish are taken when tides and ocean conditions are right. Water temperatures of around 52 degrees and a surging bellowing surf discourages all but the hardy individual.
