Manchester is a small town located along the Pacific Coast of Northern California, in Mendocino County. It is approximately 10 miles north of Point Arena and about 27 miles south of the town of Fort Bragg. The population was 159 at the 2020 census, down from 195 in 2010.
Manchester State Park is a state park of California. It includes 18000ft of protected beachfront on the Pacific Ocean in Northern California on State Route 1, 7mi north of Point Arena. The park features sand dunes, flat grasslands and five miles of gentle, sandy beachfront.