History
In the early part of the twentieth century, the area was used for logging. The logging operations ceased in 1955. In March 1939 after the completion of the Golden Gate Bridge, the area of California north of the Golden Gate was open to exploration by automobile. Prior to that time, roads into the area were crude or non-existent.
In 1997 the main landowner in Caspar announced that he would be selling approximately 300 acres (120 ha) of the village of Caspar, including part of the beach. Then, in late 1998, the citizens of the village of Caspar persuaded the Trust for Public Land, based out of San Francisco, to protected the land. The Mendocino Land Trust acquired the adjoining beach in 1999. Then in 2000 the village of Caspar and the Mendocino Land Trust used a grant from the California State Coastal Conservancy as well as state and federal funds to purchase the Caspar Headlands. The Mendocino Land Trust managed the land until the California Department of Parks and Recreation assumed ownership in June 2002. State Senator Wesley Chesbro was present at the opening ceremony.
A hiking trail, part of the California Coastal Trail, was established in 2011 and connects the beach to the Point Cabrillo Light one mile to the south.
Read more about this topic: Caspar Headlands State Beach
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