Are you planning a camping trip to Arcata with your dog? We've got you covered. Camping is an adventurous and unique way to escape the city—and you can bring along your furry friend. Search nearby campgrounds that allow pets or find top-rated spots from other campers.
There are about 120 family campsites spread among the Penn Creek, Abalone, Sue-meg Village. Above: Canoe and plank house; Right: Sweathouse and Agate Beach campgrounds. Each campsite has a table and a fire pit. Water faucets, restrooms, and coin-operated showers are located nearby.
Two group day-use picnic areas may be reserved. Sue-meg holds up to 100 people and Bishop Pine up to 50. Picnickers at Sue-meg will find a covered cook shelter, and Bishop Pine has fire pits.
To reserve all campsites or group picnic areas for May through September, visit www.parks.ca.gov/sue-meg or call (800) 444-7275. From October through April, camping and group picnic sites are firstcome, first-served.
$35 / night
Beach access Parking at North Lot, South Lot, and along Clam Beach Drive Beach access mat located at the North Lot allows individuals with disabilities to travel from the parking lot to the high tide line of the beach Access to Hammond Trail at South Parking Lot Restrooms Campground (13 sites, 2 ADA Accessible sites, first-come/first-serve, three-night maximum, no showers) $30 camping fee No day-use fee Accessible beach wheelchairs: available by reservation. Popular for beachcombing, clamming, horseback riding, wildlife viewing Adjacent to Little River State Beach (managed by California State Parks)
$30 / night
Abalone Campground (sites 16-85)
$35 / night
$35 - $50 / night
From the website:
Day-use area with beach and lagoon access, restrooms
Boat ramp to lagoon
$5 day-use fee (per vehicle)
Campground (25 sites, first-come/first-serve, seven-night maximum, coin-operated showers, on-site camphost)
$25 camping fee
Kayaks available for rent from Kayak Trinidad – (707) 329-0085 or www.kayaktrinidad.com
Adjacent to Humboldt Lagoons State Park (managed by California State Parks)$25 / night
$33 / night
Family-friendly RV Resort featuring cabins, RV spaces, and camp sites, conveniently located for access to beaches and Redwood forests. On-site convenience store and amenities like our pool and spa, playground, and miniature golf course make us the perfect home base for your Northern California adventures.
$200 / night
Lacks Creek is a recreational treasure hidden in the coast range and offers a wide range of outdoor opportunities. Ride your horse or bike along the shared use trails, or find your own secluded campsite with a view. Lacks Creek is located in California's northern Coast Range, approximately 15 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. The area is in Humboldt County, approximately 20 miles northeast of Eureka. The management area includes 8,673 acres of BLM managed public lands 7,377 acres are within the Lacks Creek watershed, with the other acreage made up of contiguous lands. The management area is surrounded by large private land timber holdings, and the region contains some of the most productive and intensively managed commercial forest lands in the United States. The immediate area is sparsely populated with scattered ranches in adjacent Redwood Valley.
Great campground in the redwoods. It is located right in the Avenue of the Giants and next to the visitor center. Some sites are small, some are somewhat private, but they are close together in general. The restrooms and showers are nice enough. Overall this was a great campground and fun family trip.
This is an awesome campground with a single-lane road. I love visit it and join adventures in geometry dash lite. We managed to navigate it in an SUV with a teardrop trailer, but I wouldn't recommend towing anything longer. During our visit in May, the river flowed swiftly and cold, making it unsuitable for swimming or fishing. There is a well-maintained vault toilet on site, along with bear-proof recycling and trash receptacles. Limited to no service available for most of the journey. Remember, fire permits are mandatory.
The location it’s not what it says on this map. It’s about a mile heading to eureka. It’s okay it’s small camp site it’s right next 101 it’s bit noisy
This secluded camp is well worth the effort to find. I've been 3 times and finally decided to add it to The Dyrt. Upon this return, I tried to find it online (Six Rivers's official site) but found no info. There are two ways to this camp, the longer from Willow Creek, or the shorter from Hawkins Bar. Both ways are via forest service roads that are "fair". There are 3 sites, each with a picnic table and fire ring. There is one vault toilet that was stocked with 'the papers'. There is NO trash service or cans and NO POTABLE WATER. There is a tiny creek running nearby if needed. There is MAYBE one (1) bar of Verizon service, but it is extremely unreliable. I came here to see the Perseids Meteor Shower, on a Sunday night/Monday, and did not see a soul.
Other than the long bumpy dirt road this site was great! Easy to find and great views. Had pretty good cell service with AT&T. Very quiet
Great owner and host who is granddaughter of man who built this place. Very well maintained and kept. Only reason I didn't give this five stars is because they don't have showers but everything else is available and modern. Very friendly residents and fantastic sunset views with a 3 minute walk to a great breakfast and lunch place
Campsites are incredibly beautiful and well spaced out. Great showers and satisfactory restrooms. Water and electric was $2 more at the campsite, well worth it. Some great little dog walks from and near the location. Was a great break from the summer heat. We'll definitely be back.
I rarely give an RV Park four stars, but we LOVED this place and location. Everything here was clean, the host was kind and courteous, and we landed site #51, which was the last small RV location before tents. Laundry and showers were easy to use and clean as well. My daughter also enjoyed the little playground. Definitely would go back if we were in the area.
Amazing staff, beautiful grounds and amenities. Private trails that lead to the river and close to state parks. We enjoyed our time here very much and definitely recommend if your in the area.
What a find, yes it's a casino parking lot. But good spacing and some tree shade. You pay $20 for up to three nights and get $10 casino credit for signing up. Two resturaunts. Short hike to the beach
Park is now under new management. Very tightly packed spaced on a grass lot. We were not even able to open our awning fully due to push out trailer next to us. We paid extra $10 for river view but all we could see were blackberry bushes in front of our spot. Park was quiet but windy. A good place to home base for the redwoods.
Note: park had good WiFi coverage but uses Eero devices in mesh configuration. This left very little bandwidth for private WiFi connectivity in park.
Beautiful area, cool drive in. But the map on here is misleading… Follow Pine Ridge Road all the way till you hit dispersed sites with picnic tables and fire pits on the right.
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Clean, level, spacious campground sites, close together trees so you can hang a hammock, hilltop view, pristine feel. Deep grateful breath. Gaia happy here.
We phoned and immediately got a spot, the park was pretty empty on arrival but showed “no availabilities”. Hookups and amenities were good and clean. Laundry available. It would be a little improvement to provide a Picknick bench and something for the kids (playground?) and also some more redwood specific things to do in the area such as hikes.
Our spot was pretty good. We could see some other tents, but for the most part the trees and bushes gave us tons of privacy. Wood was for sale at the gate for 10 bucks a bundle. Plenty of bathrooms. Showers were warm and was 25 cents a minute. I was pretty happy. Plus huge sequoias everywhere!!
Beautiful wooded state park (formerly called Patrick's Point... now called Sue-Meg). Has campgrounds in the woods and at the beach. Rest rooms and showers were in good condition. Nice walking trails through the woods to nice views along the coastline and points on interest within the forest. Be prepared for potential cool and damp weather... a thick fog rolled in during our stay. Unfortunate that the RV dump station appears permanently closed... but I was told a free one exists at a nearby state Rest Area along Highway 1. Would stay again.
When you get to the area where apple maps says park and walk, just take the pine ridge or whatever trail a couple more miles up. you will pass a single designated camp site( was occupied when I came up). and a ways on past it you will find the Lacks campground! nice little campground and my only complaint is people! Please pack your trash out. the fire pits arent garbage containers. Fruit boxes to soup and beer cans were in almost every fire ring. That’s just irresponsible and is the kind of crap that leads to more and more of these places being closed?
Gate is lockwd
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We were there at first with just a couple rvs there. By the end of the four days - it was filling up and was still quiet. The showers were nice. Ferndale is a gorgeous old Victorian town and you are still close to eureka and don’t underestimate the safety factor.
2 nights & not a soul around!!! Directions are accurate, road is fair/poor. About 45-60 minutes once off Hwy 299. Right on the East Fork of North Fork Trinity River, there are 10 camping spots & 2 well-stocked vault toilets. Lots of downed trees provided plenty of firewood. ZERO CELL SERVICE (Verizon) The river was ripping really good & very cold. Use caution if going in. NO TRASH SERVICE, so pack it out.
Sites are ok. Elk wander around the campground and in the meadow. Gravel and grass pads. Power did not work at our first site but host moved us over one site.
Owner is great host. They show you right to your space. Spaces are level and lots of grass. Full hookups. Right on the Klamath River. Great place to stay while visiting the Redwoods.
Clean, safe, gated property, right on the Klamath River. Spectacular views surrounded by nature's paradise. Clean facilities, new laundry room with modern equipment. Wifi works great, cable TV and friendly staff.
The is only 2 sites with electricity and water, close to restrooms, no heat no light.. shower requires 25 cent coins. Need to pay in cash or check, no cc.. Restroom doors always open.. view of lagoon is great.. sat for hours and tuned out.. no big RV’s nowhere to turn around, Host is nice
We used this as a checkpoint in 2021 when traveling from Oregon to Southern California via HWY-101. The park is clean, and we had a great time walking around and resting between the legs of our trip. We arrived after hours and our stay information was available in an envelope at the main building. Here's a view from the back-in site 510. We would stay here again.
In the center of the Redwood National Park. Grassy sites, some with concrete pad. Sun and shade available. Quiet. Water and electric $46. Bathrooms not modern but clean. Free Hot showers. A few seasonal. Fire department and local police officers hang out here. Pull through sites. Good Sam.
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