Location: County: Sonoma. Nearest City: Jenner. See map 5.

Campsites, facilities: 20 primitive sites - no showers. Please contact the park directly for detailed camping availability.

Reservations, fees: Call the park for information.

Contact: Phone the park at 1-707-847-3286. Web site: www.mcn.org/ed/ross/gv.htm

Operating hours, seasons: Call the park for information; open all year round.

Directions: The park is 12 miles north of Jenner on Highway One.

Weather, clothing: The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended.

Trip notes: Fort Ross State Historic Park was established in 1812 by Russians as an outpost for sea otter hunters and a permanent trade base. It was the southernmost outpost of a Russian presence in the Pacific Northwest. The Russians remained at Fort Ross until sea otters became scarce in 1841. The holdings were sold to John Sutter, who later became famous when gold was discovered at his saw mill in the Sierra Nevada foothills. None of the original fort structures remain, however several buildings have been reconstructed: the first Russian Orthodox chapel south of Alaska, the stockade, and three other buildings, including the Commander's House, which contains exhibits of the Russian-American Fur Company and the Russian occupation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to go Camping

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Miwok Lodge 439