Featured hikes
Arcata Community Forest
Arcata
The Arcata Community Forest, located in Arcata, Humboldt County, on the North Coast, offers a serene escape just minutes from downtown.
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Hammond Trail
Arcata
The dog-friendly Hammond Trail is a 5.5 mile multi-use segment of the California Coastal Trail in Humboldt County. Planning, environmental studies, and designs began in the 1970s and the final segment was completed in 2001.
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Arcata Marsh and Wildlife
Arcata
The 307-acre Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in Humboldt County, North Coast, is a haven for nature enthusiasts and their furry companions. This...
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Arcata
A spectacular meeting of land and sea is certainly the dominant feature of King Range National Conservation Area (NCA). Mountains seem to thrust straight out of the surf; a precipitous rise rarely surpassed on the continental U.S.
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Hunting for bigfoot
Humboldt County's Redwood Coast is cool enough to keep your dog comfortable while you check out the Bigfoot Museum in Willow Creek. Nearby, Sequoia Park and Arcata Community Forest offer great dog-friendly walks through ferny woodlands.
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Eureka, you’ve found it!
Eureka makes an ideal base for exploring Humboldt's redwood country with your dog. Off-leash beaches, the five-mile Hammond Coastal Trail, and a laid-back waterfront town with flannel-shirt charm and real sophistication await you and your pup.
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Redwoods, shallow roots, and dogs on fire roads
Coast redwoods have roots just 6-12 feet deep but 100 feet wide. Here's why that shapes where your dog can walk in California's redwood parks.
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Roosevelt elk and dogs: rules for the North Coast
Roosevelt elk, bears, seal pups, plovers — California's North Coast is thick with wildlife. Here's exactly what to do when your dog meets them.
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Ticks and Lyme disease in California dogs
California reports roughly 1/200th the Lyme cases of New York — and our tick season peaks in fall and winter, not summer. Here's what California-specific CDC data, vet research, and CDPH surveillance actually show, and what it means for protecting…
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Dog-friendly Father’s Day: 5 California trips dads will want
Five honest California Father's Day trips, all dog-friendly: McCloud and the Shasta Cascade, Paso Robles ranch country, Trinidad on the Humboldt coast, Mammoth Lakes at full stretch, and Nevada City in the Gold Country. Muddy dogs, cabin porches, no infusions.
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