California State Parks Week returns to the Mendocino Coast with a series of free events celebrating the region's natural and cultural history. - A History Hike at Mendocino Headlands State Park on June 10 explores the area's past, from the Northern Pomo to the preservation movement led by Emmy Lou Packard.
- Storytime and S'mores at MacKerricher State Park offers family-friendly evening fun. - A campfire program at Hendy Woods State Park highlights the role of prescribed fire in forest health.
The week's activities honor the diversity of California's state parks and the people who protect them.