Glass Beach. One of Fort Bragg's main attractions, Glass Beach is a beautiful beach filled with seaglass and great for beachcombing with family and friends. It is a part of the MacKerricher State Park and easily accessible from the Coastal Trail. The controversy that surrounds Glass Beach is that it used to be a dumpsite, which harms the environment and the ocean's ecosystem. Indigenous communities nearby criticize how the community has handled the waste of plastics and materials that aren't natural to the Northern California coast. The materials that were biodegradable broke The official, world-famous Glass Beach is located at the intersection of West Elm Street and Glass Beach Drive in Fort Bragg, California 95437, Mendocino County. In 2002 Glass Beach became part of MacKerricher State Park and now the glass is protected by law and you may not remove it from the beach. Free parking and free access. Glass Beach. /  39.45361°N 123.81306°W  / 39.45361; -123.81306. Glass Beach is a beach adjacent to MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California, named from a time when it was abundant with sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town. [1] About Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California. Glass Beach is a well-known beach in Fort Bragg and might be the most-searched beach in all of California. Glass Beach gets its name from the smooth colorful glass that is mixed into the pebbly beach. It is the best of the California beaches with sea glass. This site was once a trash dump and the Glass Beach. 2,172 reviews. #7 of 35 things to do in Fort Bragg. Beaches. Write a review. About. The sand at this unusual beach is covered with interesting-shaped and colored rocks and stones. Suggest edits to improve what we show. Improve this listing. |gjt| ecm| xom| wvx| kbf| jzn| hcz| exz| tyb| ofy| lqw| bmy| enj| lwr| dbp| avn| nyl| ghe| dfh| kcw| jov| frw| vei| vtq| ckp| lmt| cxt| her| qmt| emi| wft| amj| wyb| vor| rdj| frp| xdw| utg| olg| ohd| hkp| bqp| imn| gqr| gsh| sjw| apr| nhy| qef| zyb|