Nor-Cal Coast, Eureka to Gualala: Suggestions, please.
#1
Posted 11 June 2012 - 03:07 PM
My overall Plan: A road trip with the official goal of visiting my brother and his family in Gualala on the California coast in extreme-southern Mendocino county. This will be a trip in my Honda Civic -- not my truck-camper...but I'll have my pre-camper-era car-camping gear.
On the first day I'll drive to Redding, CA and spend a night with my Folks, then the next day head west on 299 to the coast. I haven't been on 299 in >30 years. Growing up in Redding my family would occasionally take that winding road to camp at Patrick's Point State Park, north of Eureka, and I spent one college summer working for the USFS in Hayfork.
I plan to spend a night -- or possibly two -- between Redding and Gualala, that night or nights camping in a campground somewhere scenic.
Any suggestions for a scenic -- close-to-ocean-scenic -- campground(s) somewhere south of Eureka?
I guess that would most-likely be somewhere along Highway 1 where it goes down the coast -- quite a ways south of Eureka, since I know that 101 mostly stays away from the edge...but maybe there are roads that take off from 101 (drivable by a Honda Civic Sedan) that get to a campable place on the coast.
And/or, any partial-day/couple-hours really-cool places I should see along this route?
After I leave Gualala, I'm not sure of my route as I generally head home to Bend, taking a couple/3 days to get home.
I may visit a WTW member who lives in Sebastopol...and I'd like to drive by Clear Lake -- a place of childhood-vacation/weekend memories. I caught my first fish there at the age of 5, off the dock of the motel where we always stayed. And I remember one time we were looking out across the lake at dusk and saw headlights coming across the lake towards us. Eventually they reached our shore, near us, and drove up the boat ramp! It was one of those aqua-cars that were around back in the '60s...remember those? Crazy!
Thanks!
(and in exchange, I'll give advice on where to visit/stay in southeast Oregon )
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#2
Posted 12 June 2012 - 01:48 AM
Craig K6JGV_________________________ 2004 2500 CTD 4X4 FWC HAWK 1960 CJ5
#3
Posted 12 June 2012 - 02:22 AM
take the Wildcat out of Ferndale and Mattole Rd back to 101 from Petrolia. This will take you through lots of great North Coast country and if you are lucky the weather will be as beautiful as it has been lately. If you decide to bring your truck you can "back road" it all the way down to where Hwy 1 leaves the coast via a few roads. The Wildcat and Mattole road are definitely worth it.
If you have time let me know when you hit Hwy 101 and we can have a beer at 6 Rivers Brewery.
Cheers,
Cort
#4
Posted 12 June 2012 - 03:25 AM
I've gone ahead and reserved a campsite at MacKerricher State Park for June 28th, the night before I'm due at my brother's place. I think I will take two nights between Redding and Gualala, so I still need a car-drivable campspot somewhere between MacKerricher and Eureka...probably closer to Eureka.
Any more suggestions are welcome.
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#5
Posted 12 June 2012 - 03:43 AM
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#6
Posted 12 June 2012 - 05:50 AM
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#7
Posted 13 June 2012 - 01:59 AM
Craig K6JGV_________________________ 2004 2500 CTD 4X4 FWC HAWK 1960 CJ5
#8
Posted 13 June 2012 - 02:33 AM
.....I think I will take two nights between Redding and Gualala, so I still need a car-drivable campspot somewhere between MacKerricher and Eureka...probably closer to Eureka.
Close to Eureka with easy beach access, two campgrounds come to mind:
Clam Beach just north of McKinleyville has daytime vehicular beach access. The campground itself has spots for tent camping. The downside is it is right next to 101 so you will get traffic noise. See http://www.visitredw...DED761D055044B3
The other is Samoa campground at the south end of the north jetty. Tent sites available. See http://co.humboldt.c...lt.asp?parkID=S
Oh yeah, while you're in Fort Bragg, stop by Roundman's and pick me up a couple pounds of bacon. Best stuff ever and its right by the brewery:rolleyes:
Ditto! Fantastic bacon and the linguisa is oh so good too!
#9
Posted 13 June 2012 - 02:14 PM
Sounds like a great place to pick up edible gifts for my brother and his family (except his veggie-daughter).Ditto! Fantastic bacon and the linguisa is oh so good too!
Oh yeah, while you're in Fort Bragg, stop by Roundman's and pick me up a couple pounds of bacon. Best stuff ever and its right by the brewery:rolleyes:
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#10
Posted 13 June 2012 - 03:05 PM
Thanks for all the exploring, "check-it-out", and camping ideas, guys!
Sounds like a great place to pick up edible gifts for my brother and his family (except his veggie-daughter).
Veggie-daughter not a problem, go to the Harvest Market. At the corner of hwy 20 and hwy 1. Could a grocery store be a tourist stop? Harvest Market could, stop and enjoy wish we had one in Stockton.
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