Things to do when you are here
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Reunion goer, nature lover…cannabis user… sportsman…history buff…foodie…family traveler…patron of the arts. No matter what form your recreation takes, Humboldt County has something for you.
Most alumni never get tired of taking in the vast redwood trees and the even more vast Pacific Ocean. Here is a list of activities classmates have said they like doing whenever they return to the area:
> Visit friends and family. To quote from writer Harper Lee: “You can choose your friends, but not your family.” And fortunately when in town for our class reunion you can choose to do as much or as little as you wish with either of them.
> Take a Humboldt Bay cruise aboard the Madaket, a 1910 passenger ferry in operation as a harbor cruise vessel since 1972. https://humboldtbaymaritimemuseum.com/madaket-cruises.html
> See Sequoia park zoo. Established in 1907, Sequoia Park Zoo is the oldest zoo in California, and one of the smallest accredited zoos in the country. The zoo operates on 7 acres of a larger park complex including 60-acres of mature second-growth coast redwood forest. In June of 2021 the Redwood Sky Walk attraction was added. This self-guided experience is designed to wow, delight, educate, and inspire visitors about the rich hidden ecology of the Redwood forest.
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https://www.redwoodskywalk.com/
> Visit and or Hike at Arcata’s Redwood Park located just blocks from downtown.
Arcata’s Community Forest is comprised of approximately 790 acres of woodland recreation, with an exceptional network of developed trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding (check the trail maps to determine which trails are open to bikes and horses). Trail Maps are available at the parking lots.
> Visit Trinidad. Located on the Pacific Ocean 8 miles North of the Arcata-Eureka Airport and 15 miles North of of Arcata. Trinidad is noted for its coastline with ten public beaches and offshore rocks, part of the California Coastal National Monument, of which Trinidad is a Gateway City. Fishing operations related to Trinidad Harbor are vital to both local tourism and commercial fishery interests in the region. Trinidad is one of California‘s smallest incorporated cities having a population (367 residents in 2010, up from 311 residents in 2000).
> Visit the Victorian Village of Ferndale. See Guy Fieri ‘s hometown! He was a Ferndale graduate in 1986. The city contains dozens of well-preserved Victorian storefronts and homes. Ferndale is the northern gateway to California’s Lost Coast and the city, which is sited on the edge of a wide plain near the mouth of the Eel River. The Ferndale Repertory Theatre is the county’s oldest theater company; it has been in operation since 1972 at the Hart Theater building in Ferndale. At the 2010 census Ferndale’s population was 1,371, down from 1,382 at the 2000 census. FYI – The nearby town of Loleta has a population of 783 at the 2010 census.
> See Old Town Eureka. The entire Old Town district is part of the United States National Register of Historic Places, featuring over 150 buildings from the Victorian era.
Park your car and take the town on foot, or hop aboard an old-timey carriage ride to see the sites from a different perspective. Visit shops populated with passionate home-grown business owners,
sip on craft beer, dine at a local restaurant, rent a kayak or go for a sunset cruise on the Madaket. The spectacular architecture is authentic and makes Eureka one of the last well-preserved downtown areas in California.
https://visiteureka.com/activities/old-town-waterfront/
> Tour the Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka. See displays of North Coast regional and cultural history in the repurposed Historic Register Bank of Eureka building. Also noteworthy is the Morris Graves Museum of Art conserves and displays the works of local artists in a restored Carnegie Library building.
https://www.clarkemuseum.org/
Breweries:
Did you know?
> Actor Brendan Fraser once lived in Eureka as a child.
Singer, songwriter, and actress Sara Bareilles was born and raised in Eureka, graduated from Eureka High School in 1998, then went to UCLA.
> American singer, producer, film composer and voice actor Mike Patton who is best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Faith No More also gradated from Eureka High and worked at the popular “Record Works” record store in Old Town.
See more:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_from_Humboldt_County,_California
Catch up on the local news here:
https://www.times-standard.com/
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/
https://www.northcoastjournal.com/
https://thelumberjack.org/
https://thepepperbox.com/current-issue/
Find something cool to do here:
https://humboldt.101things.com/
https://visitarcata.com/things-to-do/
https://www.visitredwoods.com/things-to-do/
https://vacationidea.com/california/best-things-to-do-in-arcata-ca.html
Fun facts about our old stomping grounds.
Arcata was first settled in 1850 as Union, was officially established in 1858, and was renamed Arcata in 1860. It is located 280 miles (450 km) north of San Francisco (via Highway 101), and is home to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt.
What are some fun facts about Eureka California? Known as the Victorian Seaport, Eureka has more Victorian buildings per capita than anywhere in California. The most photographed Victorian home in the nation is the Carson Mansion in Eureka. Eureka was the inspiration for Duckberg, the hometown of Disney characters Scrooge and Donald Duck.
More fun facts:
Humboldt County boasts a scenic 110-mile coastline and encompasses 2.3 million acres, 80 percent of which is forest lands, protected redwoods and recreation areas. The unspoiled terrain of valleys and rolling hills spans over 4,000 square miles.
Humboldt County is best known for its magnificent coastal redwoods, the tallest trees in the world, and two of its major attractions are Redwood National & State Parks, and Humboldt Redwoods State Park along the Avenue of the Giants.
The town of Ferndale lays claim to the westernmost bar in the continental United States. The town of Fortuna hosts the West’s oldest rodeo each July.
The Hoopa Valley in Humboldt County is California’s largest Indian reservation.
Two-thirds of all oysters consumed in California originate in Humboldt Bay.
Q. Why is it called the Emerald Triangle?
The Redwood Curtain (RC) is the extreme northwestern corner of California, i.e. the coastal counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino.
To travel to Humboldt County, you must drive slow winding highways through a “curtain” of redwood trees. There are only three routes to effectively access the Coastal Redwoods: Highway 101 from the north or the south or east via State Highway 299. All three approaches include narrow winding sections of highway that seem to perpetually be under construction or detours because of rock and mudslides.
Rivers
Mouth of Humboldt County’s Little River on the Pacific Coast.
Rockefeller Forest, the largest remaining old growth Redwood forest on earth, is located within Humboldt Redwoods State Park.
Humboldt County’s major rivers include (in order of flow-cubic meters per second-from largest to smallest):
The smaller rivers include: Redwood Creek, significant due to amount of its flow; the Van Duzen; the Eel River syncline group composed of the South Fork, the North Fork, and the Salt River; the Mattole, Salmon, Elk, Bear, and Little rivers
Recreation Area
Samoa Dunes Recreation Area – Bureau of Land Management
Forest
Headwaters Forest Reserve – Bureau of Land Management
Six Rivers National Forest – U.S. Forest Service
Trinity National Forest – U.S. Forest Service
Wildlife Refuge
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge – Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State protected areas
Beaches
Parks
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Tide Pools
Moonstone Beach
Indian Beach
Recreation Areas
Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area
Reserves
John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Reserve
County parks
A. W. Way
Big Lagoon County Park
Crab Park
Freshwater County Park
Hammond Trail
Luffenholtz Beach
Mad River, California
Margarite Lockwood
Moonstone Beach
Van Duzen Pamplin Grove
Annual Events held in Humboldt