Event Calendar
Whale Campfire Program (MacKerricher)
MacKerricher Whale Festival Campfire Program
Date: Friday, March 20, 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Across from MacKerricher State Park entrance kiosk & visitor center. Park in the group camp.
Cost: Free
RSVP: Please email director@mendoparks.org to reserve your spot!
Description: Join California State Park Interpreters for an evening of songs, stories, trivia, and s'mores around the campfire in MacKerricher State Park's Campfire Center. Visitors will learn why we celebrate this charismatic cetacean while sipping hot cocoa as the sun sets. All ages welcome. Program will be canceled for rain, severe weather, or park closure
Dog-friendly (leash required)
Whale Walk (MacKerricher)
MacKerricher Whale Walk
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
Times: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Meet your guide a the MacKerricher State Park’s Lake Cleone parking lot
Cost: Free
RSVP: Please email director@mendoparks.org to reserve your spot!
Description: Scout for spouts on this guided walk in MacKerricher State Park. California State Park Interpreters will guide visitors north along the Haul Road Trail to watch for the magnificent migrating Eastern Pacific Gray Whale. Join us to learn the incredible story of this fascinating population of marine mammals! All ages welcome. Program will be canceled for rain, severe weather/ocean conditions, or park closure
Dog-friendly (leash required)
Binoculars provided
Whale Walk (MacKerricher)
MacKerricher Whale Walk
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
Times: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Meet your guide a the MacKerricher State Park’s Lake Cleone parking lot
Cost: Free
RSVP: Please email director@mendoparks.org to reserve your spot!
Description: Scout for spouts on this guided walk in MacKerricher State Park. California State Park Interpreters will guide visitors north along the Haul Road Trail to watch for the magnificent migrating Eastern Pacific Gray Whale. Join us to learn the incredible story of this fascinating population of marine mammals! All ages welcome. Program will be canceled for rain, severe weather/ocean conditions, or park closure
Dog-friendly (leash required)
Binoculars provided