Trail Guide
61 hikes across Humboldt County
Curated trails from the redwood parks to the Lost Coast, with summer conditions and trailhead directions.
61 trails
North Humboldt
Arcata
Eureka
McKinleyville
Eel River Valley
SoHum
East Humboldt
Field Notes
Longer notes on where these trails lead, and what turns up along them.
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Autumn in Humboldt County: October and November
Autumn concentrates the North Coast calendar into weeks — chanterelles in the fog-belt forests, cackling geese at Humboldt Bay, salmon entering the rivers, and elk in rut at Prairie Creek.
8 min read
Where Waterfalls Flow in Humboldt County
Humboldt's waterfalls track the rain season, not the visitor season. Fern Falls, McArthur Creek Falls, and the Elk River cascades flow October through May — and most are stopped entirely by July.
9 min read
Camping in Humboldt County: Redwoods, Coast, and River Sites
Humboldt County's campgrounds span old-growth redwood groves, coastal bluffs, and river canyons. From Burlington's grove to Gold Bluffs Beach, a guide to the county's primary sites by setting, access requirements, and reservation timing.
8 min read
Trinity River Whitewater: Burnt Ranch Gorge and Pigeon Point
The Trinity River runs from the Trinity Alps to the Klamath through deep canyon country. Burnt Ranch Gorge offers Class IV–V whitewater May through August, reached via Highway 299 from Willow Creek.
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