For many, many years, Fort Bragg residents threw their household garbage over the sea cliff adjacent to the old Union Lumber Company. Most of the household garbage including automobiles, machinery and appliances did not washout to sea. Sometime fires were set to reduce the buildup of waste in “The Dumps”.
“The Dumps” was official closed in 1967 by the North Coast Water Quality Board and city leaders. Various cleanup efforts were undertaken through the years to correct the damage to the coastline. Metal structures, discarded appliances and machinery and cars were removed. Much of the glass product was ground down by the waves pounding against the rugged coast over the decades. Today the beach glistens from the small, smooth colored gems that cover the beach today.

Fort Bragg is also home for Mendocino-Coast Botantical Garden. The garden is located just south on Highway 1 from Highway 20 Junction. Great Ice Cream and Garden Store.