A narrow dirt trail leads across a small wooden footbridge beneath arching, moss-covered trees, surrounded by dense green ferns and undergrowth in a lush forest setting.
FILE – A footbridge winds through fern-filled forest at Van Damme State Park near Little River, Calif. on Tuesday, April 12, 2012. Comprising over 1,800 acres, the park features a forested canyon, a pygmy forest, a bog, and an ocean beach, the latter popular with surfers and kayakers. (Brian Baer/California State Parks via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 1/16/26 – More than 20 state parks in Mendocino County will offer free vehicle entry on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the California State Parks Foundation announced Friday. 

The foundation is sponsoring free entry for one passenger vehicle carrying up to nine people, or for one highway-licensed motorcycle, at participating parks. 

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