Took on the lost coast trail. From Mattole River to the black sand beach in Whitetorn town. Took 3 nights finished the 4th day. Overall it was nice but it does get old in the last day. The sand, wind and sun do grow on you. Beautiful scenery but it doesn’t change as much after all it is a beach…

A pay by the day and rangers will enforce. Dress in layers. Nestled in with large pieces of driftwood trees acting as berms between your campsite and the beach sand. Short walk to the ocean or mouth of the Mattole River. Seismic area, so the sand on the river is never the same if you go more than…

This relatively remote and unknown BLM campground is a real find: gorgeous scenery on the coast a few minutes down the hill and not many other campers.

When we were there a few years ago, there was no water available because illegal pot growers had "poached" the park's water for their crops,…