Westport-Union Landing State Beach
🏆🏆🏆 Lost Coast Frontier — Remote 3-mile beach and bluff-top camping on California’s wildest coastline
Westport-Union Landing State Beach stretches 3 miles along the northern Mendocino coast near the town of Westport — gateway to California’s legendary Lost Coast. The beach offers dramatic bluff-top camping sites perched above the Pacific, with sweeping ocean views, migrating gray whales (December–April), and the wild, undeveloped character of California’s most remote coastline. The beach provides excellent surf fishing, abalone diving (when open), and beachcombing.
Visitor Information
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Location | Westport, CA (Northern Mendocino Coast) |
| Beach | 3 miles |
| Camping | $25/night (bluff-top sites) |
| Whale Season | Dec–Apr (gray whales) |
| Region | Lost Coast gateway |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this really remote?
Yes — Westport is one of the last towns before the Lost Coast, California’s longest stretch of undeveloped coastline. Cell service is limited. Bring supplies and fuel.
About Westport-Union Landing
Westport-Union Landing State Beach stretches along 3 miles of rugged coastline on the remote Mendocino coast north of Fort Bragg. The dramatically eroded bluffs, pocket beaches, and rocky shore create one of the most scenic and uncrowded stretches of California coast. This is the real “Lost Coast” experience.
Things to Do
Bluff-top camping (100 primitive cliff-edge sites with ocean views), shore fishing for rockfish and lingcod, whale watching, beachcombing, and abalone diving (in season). Storm watching in winter is spectacular. The isolation and lack of facilities ensure solitude.
Insider Tips
Lost Coast gateway: Westport-Union Landing marks the transition from the developed Mendocino coast to the wild Lost Coast — California’s most remote and undeveloped coastline. Pro tip: The blufftop camping here offers Pacific Ocean views from your tent — one of the most scenic car-camping spots in California. Abalone history: The Mendocino coast was once famous for recreational abalone diving — overharvesting and disease have closed the fishery indefinitely.
Best Time to Visit
Summer: Best camping weather (still cool — 60s). Fall: Clearest skies and calmest seas. Spring: Whale watching and wildflowers. Winter: Dramatic storm watching from the bluffs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Lost Coast?
The Lost Coast is a 60-mile stretch of Northern California coastline so rugged that Highway 1 was routed inland. It’s the longest undeveloped coastline in the contiguous US — no roads, no towns, just mountains plunging into the Pacific. The Lost Coast Trail is one of the most challenging coastal backpacking routes in America.
🌊 Visit Westport-Union Landing SB
Lost Coast gateway — 3 miles of wild beach and bluff-top camping on California’s remotest shore.
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