A West Coast Sunset at MacKerricher State Park

One night of camping is much more affordable than one night in a hotel room. Granted, we do give up some comforts, but sometimes the experience is priceless. That’s how I feel about our stay at MacKerricher State Park.

The route down from McKinleyville to Napa, if driven in the most efficient way, takes less than five hours. However, we rarely prioritize haste above experience. Because of this, I reserved a tent site half way into the trip. We did this previously while traveling down the coast in Oregon, and it was nice, but this location was EXTRAordinary!

The campground itself was pretty standard and our site just okay, but just over the hill lay the rugged coast of the Pacific Ocean. We explored the shore, watched the seals, saw some deer, had dinner and watched the sunset. It was so good.