Westport (formerly Beall's Landing) is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.

[1] It is located on California State Route 1, near the Pacific Ocean,[2] 13 miles (21 km) north of Fort Bragg,[3] and at an elevation of 125 feet (38 m).

[3] Originally called Beall's Landing in honor of Samuel Beall, its first white settler, the place was renamed in 1877 by James T. Rodgers, who built a timber loading facility for the name to contrast with his hometown of Eastport, Maine.

[citation needed] It has a community store with gas pumps, several inns, and, as of 2020, nine Airbnb or VRBO rental homes.

[4] Westport and its vicinity have been the locale of several disappearances and homicides over the years, including: