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Ashland
Lake Tahoe
Palm
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Pacific
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150 miles
Manzanita Destinations
Northwest California
Central Sierra
San Francisco Bay
Monterey Bay
A Field Guide to Manzanitas
Central Coast
Southern California
Baja California
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Crescent
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Eureka
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Detail
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30 miles
Fort Bragg
Manzanita Destinations: Northwest California
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Manzanita Destination: Northwest California
Smith River National Rec. Area
Getting there: Travel Highway 199
northeast from Crescent City to
Gasquet, California and visit the ranger
station for more details.
Key species: A. hispidula, A. nortensis,
A. nevadensis spp. knightii
Remarks: This region nurtures 70
endemic plants on the largest serpentine
outcrop in North America - the
Josephine Ophiolite.
Jug Handle State Reserve
A Field Guide to Manzanitas
Getting there: From Highway 101 in
Arcata, follow Samoa Blvd. west to the
Ma-Le'l Dunes parking area. Visit
friendsofthedunes.org to learn more.
Key species: A. columbiana, A. uva-ursi
Remarks: Just a few miles west of
Arcata, California and a world apart from
the majestic redwood forests, this dune
complex is one of the most pristine on the
Pacific Coast. Stunted forests attempt to
hold shifting dunes while manzanita takes
purchase in the understory.
Scott Mountain Botanical Area
Getting there: From Weaverville, take
Hwy 3 north for 53.4 miles, botanical
area is on the north side of the Scott
Mountain campground
Key species: A. klamathensis, A. patula,
A. nevadensis
Remarks: The area represents an
example of a mid-elevation(1200-1800
m) ultramafic forest type full of many
rare plants including the Klamath
manzanita and California pitcher plant.
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Getting there: Located on the north
coast of California about equal distance
(five miles) between Fort Bragg and
Mendocino in Mendocino County
Key species: A. nummularia spp.
mendocinoensis, A. columbiana
Remarks: The best preserved showplace of coastal landscape evolution in
the Northern Hemisphere is seen in the
Ecological Staircases.
Lanphere-Christensen Dunes