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pygmy forest
, similar to the better-known example at Van Damme State Park. Pick up a
printed guide detailing the area's geology, flora and fauna from the parking lot. The re-
serve is also a good spot to stroll the headlands, whale-watch or lounge on the beach. It's
easy to miss the entrance; watch for the turnoff, just north of Caspar.
Jug Handle Creek Farm & Nature Center
( 707-964-4630;
www.jughandlecreekfarm.com
; tent sites $14, r & cabins adult $45, student $38; )
is a nonprofit
39-acre farm with rustic cabins and hostel rooms in a 19th-century farmhouse. Call ahead
about work-stay discounts. Drive 5 miles north of Mendocino to Caspar; the farm is on the
east side of Hwy 1. Take the second driveway after Fern Creek Rd.
