Northern California’s Humboldt County is world-renowned as home of the renowned redwood trees, which can grow to over 300 feet high and live a thousand years. Marvelous redwood forests are simply one active ingredient of a remarkable go to for all ages and interests. Outside leisure, history, art and culture, farm-to-fork dining: Humboldt has everything!
Our 110-miles of beautiful coast has beaches best for clam digs, tide-pooling, and having fun with your BFF (Best Furry Friend). Attempt kayaking, rafting, fishing, or simply drifting in a tube and splashing in secret swimming holes for Mother Nature’s remedy to a hectic life.
Check Out Redwood National & & State Parks. A World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve, the Parks– consisting of Jedediah Smith, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, and Prairie Creek– safeguard almost half of all staying old development redwoods. Stroll, bike, or horseback trip along 200 miles of tracks, roam Fern Canyon, a one-mile canyon curtained in uncommon ferns included in Jurassic Park II. Area grey whales from seaside lookouts and Roosevelt elk in Elk Meadow.
Trinity River Kids Kayaking
The renowned Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt Redwoods State Park has actually been called the finest forest drive in the world. Lined by towering titan redwoods, the 31-mile stretch pass separated hamlets, camping areas, and picnic locations. Winding through the Park is the Eel River, with ideal kid-friendly swimming holes and fishing locations.
No time at all to go to the Parks? No issue. Get high up in the trees on the Redwood Skywalk at Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka. This ADA certified walk will put you 100 feet above the forest flooring for an up-close redwood experience.
East on HWY 299 is Willow Creek, home of Bigfoot! Nestled in the Six Rivers National Forest, it is the ideal basecamp for white water rafting, kayaking, and fishing the Trinity River.
The Lost Coast is an undeveloped coastline where the King Range Mountains increases 4,000 feet above the sea. Knapsack to remote campgrounds and go to the attractive Punta Gorda lighthouse in Petrolia.
Humboldt has abundant historic roots. Eureka boasts renowned Victorian architecture, and Ferndale, situated in the agrarian Eel River Valley, is the essential lovely Victorian town.
Farm to fork paradise: While the trees are ancient, the natural food scene is driven by young chefs, makers, and farmers. Humboldt’s various microclimates yield a substantial range of fruit and vegetables cost weekly farmers markets. Organic and regenerative farming is practiced by tradition farmers like Neukom Family Farm, growing tasty fruit and vegetables, and the Foggy Bottoms Boys, raising dairy cows, chickens and heritage sheep for wool and meat. Over 70% of the oysters consumed in California are farmed in Humboldt Bay, and you’ll discover fresh seasonal choices of fish and crab on our docks.
Old Town Eureka is home to acclaimed Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate. Explore the factory, taste the magnificent chocolate, and buy some to take home!
Eureka Old Town Carriage Ride
Test the finest craft beers and ciders from 10 breweries throughout the County, consisting of family-owned and ran Gyppo Ale Mill in Shelter Cove, the westernmost brewery in the continental United States and ideal location to see the sundown.
With the most artists per capita in California, visitors will enjoy the energetic art scene on view at galleries, fairs, and the wide range of vibrant murals and sculptures discovered throughout the county.
Come explore our uncrowded, pristine wide-open areas. Revitalize your body, mind, and spirit here in Humboldt.
* San Francisco to Eureka is 5-hour drive (260 miles). Flights to ACV from Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Burbank on United and Avelo.
For total info, travel plans, and occasion and celebration listings: www.visitredwoods.com.
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