Ford House Museum

Mendocino Headlands State Park, located in Mendocino, California, is a vast expanse of 347 acres of untouched seaside bluffs and islets. The park, which surrounds the town of Mendocino, features two beaches - Big River Beach and Portuguese Beach. Additionally, the park includes the Big River Unit, a larger area that stretches for eight miles along both banks of the nearby Big River.

Ford House Museum: The Park Headquarters and Visitor Center

The Ford House Museum, located at the eastern end of Mendocino on the headlands side of Main Street, serves as the park headquarters and visitor center. The museum provides visitors with information and videos about the history and biology of the Mendocino area. This includes details about the town's boom in the logging era, the migration of the gray whales, and a scale model of the town as it was in 1890.