Hospitality Description: Driving up our beautiful coastline is a very popular roadtrip! When we are home, if we can, we would be happy to host you for a couple of nights so that you can enjoy this amazing part of California!
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General overview
Cozy two bedroom, one bath home in a residential part of Eureka in Humboldt County close to shopping, bars and restaurants. The second bedroom is used as an office but could potentially be used for another guest.
https://www.visitredwoods.com/https://visiteureka.com/
There is a natural food market about a six minute walk from the house. Old Town, which has lots of shops and restaurants and is home to the famous Carson Mansion, is about a twenty minute walk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_Mansion
The house is about three miles from the Eureka Zoo and Sequoia Park.
https://www.redwoodzoo.org/https://www.eurekaca.gov/631/Sequoia-Park
Arcata, home of Cal Poly Humboldt, is a twenty-minute drive over the bay. They offer many recreational activities for visitors like kayaking, sailing, and surfing.
https://www.humboldt.edu/campus-recreation
And the Arcata Community Forest.
https://www.visitredwoods.com/listing/arcata-community-forest/489/
The area is also known for amazing indoor and outdoor rock climbing, mountain biking, and surfing. https://www.climbing.com/places/redwood-coast-rock-climbing/
On the bay about thirty to thirty-five minutes north you will find the lovely little town of Trinidad, https://www.exploretrinidadca.com/ which has excellent restaurants, coffee shops, and souvenir shops.
Just a bit north of Trinidad are Sue-meg State Park https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=417 and Big Lagoon, both of which offer spectacular beaches, agate hunting, and lots of hiking trails.
Further north is Fern Canyon.
https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/get-outside/fern-canyon-california-redwoods
A 20 minute drive to the south is the Victorian Village of Ferndale and the stunning Lost Coast Trail.
https://www.visitferndale.com/https://www.visitredwoods.com/listing/lost-coast-scenic-drive/148/
The area is well known for its many wineries and craft beer. There are dispensaries and a number of cannabis tours.
https://humcannabis.com/
Over 60 movies and television shows have been filmed in Humboldt County including Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Rce-cZBIxhdCHRJdjJ4LfUPIr8I&femb=1&ll=41.01477953931885%2C-123.94739525&z=8
They are currently making a film titled The Battle of Baktan Cross written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, Alana Haim, Teyana Taylor, Wood Harris, and Benicio del Toro. It is scheduled to be released on August 8, 2025, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
San Francisco is a four to five hour drive through the redwoods or, you can take a more leisurely route along the Pacific Coast Highway 1 through Mendocino. If you're already visiting San Francisco, you'll experience the trip of a lifetime driving up the coast to see our beautiful redwood rainforest! About forty minutes to the south of us is the famous Avenue of the Giants, where you can visit the tallest and oldest trees in the world!
https://avenueofthegiants.net/places-of-interest/
Temperature in the winter ranges from about 80 F in the summer, to about 60 F in the winter. It rains an average of about twelve days a month from November through February, though there are generally lots of warm, sunny days as well.
The space
The house is mid century modern and is lovingly decorated and lived in. We hope you'll enjoy it as much as we do! It has an on-demand water heater, recently remodeled bathroom, a high-quality stereo system, and a greenhouse in the backyard that is used as a meditation space. The kitchen is well stocked. There is no television but there is reliable and fast wi-fi. There is also a new washer and dryer.
The office opens out into the backyard where there is a nice deck for relaxing.
We'll be sure to leave plenty of space for you in the refrigerator, cupboards, and closets.
Sally is a senior cat but she does not need any special care. She is very sweet and she does like pets and attention. She is free to go outside whenever she wants.
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Getting to my home
The closest airport is the California Redwood Coast airport (ACV). It is a beautiful four hour drive from San Francisco along the 101 highway. It is an hour by car to the Oregon border
Nearest airport
About 20 miles from the ACV airport. It has direct flights to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Burbank, and Denver.
Getting around
You will want a car to explore the many beaches a forests.
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Jaclyn
Hello! We are Jaclyn and Benjamin. Benjamin is a professor of philosophy at the local university and Jaclyn is a human services professional.
We love living close to the beach amongst the redwoods in Humboldt County. We also love to travel, explore new places, and experience different cultures! We are very warm, open, and friendly people that love to laugh, explore cities, historical sites, ancient ruins, eat good food, and make new friends around the world!
We love animals and would be excited to meet and care for yours! We are very respectful and like our spaces clean and tidy and would keep yours that way too.
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