Caspar, California

About Caspar

Caspar is a small unincorporated community in northwestern California.

Officially, Caspar is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.99 square miles.

📰 Caspar News Today

• Longtime Caspar institution begins new chapter The Mendocino Voice · Apr 21
• McNear: Remembering the 1906 earthquake that shattered Northern California Local News Matters · Apr 18
• Mendocino Co.: State Forest Road Closed Due To Illegal Trash Dumping SFGATE · Dec 24
• Good Bones Kitchen in Caspar closes after nearly three years The Mendocino Voice · Dec 24
• Sunshine Taylor Obituary - Fort Bragg, CA - Fort Bragg Advocate-News Fort Bragg Advocate-News · Oct 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Caspar Unique

• The only place in America named Caspar — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Caspar

• Good Bones Kitchen — regional

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Point Cabrillo Light Station · Museum
• First Assistant Lightkeeper's House and Museum · Museum
• Marine Science Exhibit · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Caspar

• Caspar Headlands State Beach · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Caspar Headlands State Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Jackson State Forest reviews ★
• Jug Handle State Natural Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Caspar

🏘️ Nearby Communities