Glenn, Gail & Alicia’s Guidebook
Live Music
Ferndale Music Company & The Old Steeple
246 Berding StFood scene
Mind's Eye Manufactory & Coffee Lounge
393 Main StSweetness & Light
554 Main StThey craft all their chocolates by hand and have the most delicious truffles ever!
Fat Anne's Bakery & Bistro
460 Main StreetSushi Spot Arcata
670 9th StDelicious Indian food! We recommend getting take-out and enjoying it back at The Heirloom Rose.
13 locals recommend
Tandoori Bites Indian Cuisine
1735 4th StDelicious Indian food! We recommend getting take-out and enjoying it back at The Heirloom Rose.
Ramone's Bakery & Cafe
2297 Harrison AveBayfront Restaurant
1 F StHumboldt Bay Coffee Company
520 2nd StHost's favorite coffee - also your complimentary kitchen coffee.
Paul's Live From New York Pizza
604 F StSzechuan Garden
752 18th StJaphy's Soup & Noodles
1563 G StRenata's Creperie
1030 G StJitter Bean Coffee Co
900 G StLoleta Cheese Factory
252 Loleta DrSlice Of Humboldt Pie
828 I StLiving the Dream Ice Cream
1 F StRedwood Yogurt
1573 G StNorthtown Coffee
1603 G StTuyas
553 Main StMain Street Coffee Co
582 Main StShopping
Golden Gait Mercantile
421 Main StFerndale Emporium
344 Main StEvery Saturday is a huge outdoor market at the Arcata Square, with everything from ordinary and rare locally sourced produce to hand-made goods, to live music!
43 locals recommend
Arcata Farmer's Market
8th StreetEvery Saturday is a huge outdoor market at the Arcata Square, with everything from ordinary and rare locally sourced produce to hand-made goods, to live music!
Hikes & Nature
Centerville Beach County Park
Centerville RoadGuthrie Creek Trailhead
8028 Centerville RdA beautiful trail featuring wildflowers and birds, leading down to a secluded segment of Centerville Beach that is perfect for peaceful walks and finding fossils. Follow Centerville Road to Centerville Beach. The road continues up a steep hill and traverses up and down a couple more hills and you will see a sign on your right.
Fleener Creek Trail
A beautiful trail featuring wildflowers and birds, leading down to a secluded segment of Centerville Beach that is perfect for peaceful walks and finding fossils. Follow Centerville Road to Centerville Beach. The road continues up a steep hill and traverses up and down a couple more hills and you will see a sign on your right.
This is an amazing and scenic walk that follows a historic dike along Hookton Slough, one of the branches of Humboldt Bay. The dike is topped by a gravel road with interpretive signs. Distance one-way is about 1.5 miles. You will see a wide variety of shore birds, geese, swans, ducks and migratory wildlife depending on the time of year.
Hookton Slough
This is an amazing and scenic walk that follows a historic dike along Hookton Slough, one of the branches of Humboldt Bay. The dike is topped by a gravel road with interpretive signs. Distance one-way is about 1.5 miles. You will see a wide variety of shore birds, geese, swans, ducks and migratory wildlife depending on the time of year.
Walk along scenic trails and dikes for a variety of views of ponds, sheltered areas, sloughs, and lowland meadows.
7 locals recommend
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
1020 Ranch RdWalk along scenic trails and dikes for a variety of views of ponds, sheltered areas, sloughs, and lowland meadows.
Enjoy the local beach - a beautiful sheltered ocean cove. Trinidad Head itself on your left. Climb up the hill by following a short road (on your right) that turns into a trail that takes you up to the top with several viewpoints and park benches featuring drop-dead gorgeous 360 degree views of the ocean. Continue on the trail to connect to a road on the other side of the head which loops you back to where you started.
68 locals recommend
Trinidad Head Trail
Trinidad Head TrailEnjoy the local beach - a beautiful sheltered ocean cove. Trinidad Head itself on your left. Climb up the hill by following a short road (on your right) that turns into a trail that takes you up to the top with several viewpoints and park benches featuring drop-dead gorgeous 360 degree views of the ocean. Continue on the trail to connect to a road on the other side of the head which loops you back to where you started.
Walk along scenic trails bordering the rugged coastline for absolutely breathtaking panoramic ocean views. Of all the giant amazing rocks, Wedding Rock is the most famous and worth exploring. Then head to the Agate Beach parking lot, and follow beautifully forested short trail down to to the ocean beach. Come at low tide so you can walk long stretches of the coastline to search for agates, shells and fossils!
90 locals recommend
Patricks Point State Park
4150 Patricks Point DrWalk along scenic trails bordering the rugged coastline for absolutely breathtaking panoramic ocean views. Of all the giant amazing rocks, Wedding Rock is the most famous and worth exploring. Then head to the Agate Beach parking lot, and follow beautifully forested short trail down to to the ocean beach. Come at low tide so you can walk long stretches of the coastline to search for agates, shells and fossils!
There are many trails at Prairie Creek State Park and the James Irvine Trail is our favorite. You feel as though you've stepped to a magical fairy forest. Giant redwoods, trilliums, ferns, and shamrocks border the trail, giving it the appearance of a manicured woodland garden. Keep in mind that this trail will connect you to famous Fern Canyon, but be warned, it is a very long walk back to your car.
87 locals recommend
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
127011 Newton B. Drury Scenic PkwyThere are many trails at Prairie Creek State Park and the James Irvine Trail is our favorite. You feel as though you've stepped to a magical fairy forest. Giant redwoods, trilliums, ferns, and shamrocks border the trail, giving it the appearance of a manicured woodland garden. Keep in mind that this trail will connect you to famous Fern Canyon, but be warned, it is a very long walk back to your car.
Humboldt Botanical Garden
7707 Tompkins Hill RdArcata Community Forest
Clam Beach
Agate Beach
Fern Canyon
Trillium Falls Trail
Arcata Marsh
Drury Chaney Trail
30780-30784 Avenue of the GiantsElk River Trailhead & Old Town of Falk Walking Tour
Headwaters Forest TrailRuss Park
Bluff StreetHumboldt Redwoods State Park
17119 Avenue of the GiantsArts & Culture
Ferndale Museum
515 Shaw AveA great place to learn more about Ferndale's unique history!
Ferndale Repertory Theatre
447 Main StArkley Center for the Performing Arts
412 G StMinor Theatre
1001 H St
Morris Graves Museum of Art
636 F StClarke Historical Museum
240 E StFern Cottage
2121 Centerville RdEssentials
Valley Grocery
339 Main StEureka Natural Foods
1450 Broadway StSightseeing
Old Town
Arcata Plaza
844 H St
Avenue Of The Giants
Avenue of the GiantsYou truly feel like you are in a Victorian town in the 1950's - laid back, friendly, and full of unique and homey charm, and yes, all the action is on Main Street! Check out all of the family-owned boutique gift shops. There are also a good variety of restaurants to choose from.
63 locals recommend
Ferndale
You truly feel like you are in a Victorian town in the 1950's - laid back, friendly, and full of unique and homey charm, and yes, all the action is on Main Street! Check out all of the family-owned boutique gift shops. There are also a good variety of restaurants to choose from.
Trinidad