Manzanita Transfer Station

Small-town transfer station serving Manzanita residents and folks from nearby communities. This is where household trash gets compacted and loaded onto larger trucks for hauling out of the area. People stop here when hauling loads that would be a pain to drive to a distant landfill.

There’s a drive-up entrance with a little booth or gate where vehicles pause before being waved through; a scale is often part of the process so expect to stop twice if you have a full load. The lot has large open tipping areas and compacting equipment visible from the drive lanes, with recycling and bottle-return containers set off to the side. Trucks come and go, so watch for backing vehicles and follow posted traffic flow when pulling into a bay.