Shore Acres was the site of the home of a wealthy lumber baron that owned a fleet of ships that carried logs for the lumber industry. He and his family lived here along the coast until the first house he built burned down. He rebuilt, but his first wife passed away just before it was finished. He married again and had children, but lost his fortune in the stock market crash. The land was donated to the state, but used heavily during WWII as part of the coastal watch, but the house was in such bad shape, it had to be destroyed after the war, before the land became a state park.
The gardens were rebuilt by the state and numerouos gardening groups and are not open to the public. The building to the right was built for the state park, so it is not original.
Very nice place to spend the day, assuming you can find one that is not cloudy, cold, and/or raining.
The building in the distance is the original gardener's cottage.
Tons of azaleas in bloom!
I don't think I have ever seen such a yellow azalea.
At the end of the garden is a Japanese pond.
And just beyond the garden is the ocean and a beach.
More azaleas back in the garden. There is a rose garden, but it was closed today because of problems with the watering systems, and we were told the roses were not blooming anyway because the season is delayed here because of the cold.
Just north of the garden is a large open area with a closed-in observation building for rainy days.
Can you imagine having this for a view from your back yard?
Next, I drove down to Cape Arago, just next door, but did not take many photos. All there is anyway are a couple of parking lots and some more fantastic views from the top of the cliffs.
It was a little foggy, but those black dots in the water are the heads of seals, popping up to see what is going on.
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