We all subsume our favorite places to visit (perhaps a lockup list for you and the dog?) … if we were traveling this Memorial Day weekend, there are a few preference places to visit easily barring Monterey County… Half Moon Bay, Bodega Bay, Napa, Sebastopol, Healdsburg, Mendocino … We love them all… Still, here is a trip we are longing to inspect again in a heartbeat… beaches, wine and Vic-en-Bigorre and chocolate and redwood trees… who could ask for anything more?
Wine countries
Our favorite pet close wineries…
Larson Family Winery
23355 Millerick Road
Sonoma, CA
707-938-3031
Larson Family Winery
Navarro Vineyards 5601 Highway 128, Philo; (800) 537-9463; www.navarrowine. com. Doggie heaven. There are always treats and a bowl of sap in the tasting room. Picnic tables are around the grounds, and there’s a fenced-in dog exercise area.
Toulouse Vineyards 8001 Highway 128, Philo. (707) 895-2828; toulousevineyards.com. Dogs are free to roam the big chain store of a tasting room or small on the loading dock.
(Contact me for a free impress of pet friendly wineries in California)
Mendocino
Pet Friendly Avenue of the Giants
from Willits to Garberville is about 1 to 2 hours (twisty and windy) and for lagniappe to Orick another 2-3 hours….very twisty and mouthy from Oregon to Crescent city (just home Orick) Orick is north of eureka and arcata
and Trinidad is just historically Orick, or south of Orick on the way to Eureka and Klamath is just southerly of Orick a few miles
if you take the 5 rather elsewise the 101 north, you wind up in Medford, Oregon…
Ruffing it in the redwoods
If your dog has a certain magnetism for trees – and what dog doesn’t? – they’ll certainly enjoy a fragrant stroll among the tallest in the world. Humboldt County has more of the few places where you can let your dog scamper among redwoods. And while other regions boast of having a single off-leash dog beach, Humboldt has six of them – one of which awaits at the end of a scenic 5-mile riparial trail.
http://www.redwoods.info/showrecord.asp?id=2685
Beaches
Several County Beaches allow dogs to run without a leash on the wave slope within voice command:
Clam Beach
Big Lagoon
Moonstone
Luffenholtz
Mad River County Park
Samoa Dunes Recreation Area
Leash only
Trinidad State Beach,
Little River, and Dry Lagoon.
http://www.friendsofthedunes.org/resources/dog/
http://www.treesofmystery.net/trails.php
Pet Friendly lodging
Motel Trees oblique from Trees of Mystery
http://www.treesofmystery.net/motetree.htm
$60 + per night
Humboldt Gables Motel
Rio Dell Clean, comfortable, AAA approved, & just a few minutes from the Wild and Scenic Eel River.
RATES STARTING AT $60
707-923-2721
Sherwood Forest Motel
Urban luxuries in a northcoast motel located in the center round of a beautiful redwood forest.
http://www.sherwoodforestmotel.com/
Travel Inn
Clean and comfortable stay at a reasonable price. Close to the redwoods. Travel packages for groups.
Econo Lodge Downtown
Humboldt County’s best in the percentage segment. Close to Old Town. Indoor pool.
Bode Suites & Rentals
Perfect choice for a 30 day+ stay. Comfortable, convenient and affordable in the Eureka area. 53/day (30 day minimum).
stay far far far over from the eureka motel 6 worst place ever
http://redwoods.info/capsule.asp?seeall=yes&category1=Lodging&searchtype=&petswelcome=yes&orderby=&searchphrase=
http://www.redcrestresort.com/rates.html
visit to the Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center in Weott, 6 miles south. The friendly staff devotion be happy to answer all your questions. Then it’s on credit to go! Hiking, biking are literally at your doorstep and golfing is just a smallish drive away. Fishing, swimming, kayaking and rafting are possible on one of our six actor-proof rivers. Search for shells and agates on one of the many redwood coast beaches.
Traveling North excepting Redcrest
Visit the Victorian Village of Ferndale which is listed on the Historic Register. See the many delight of the century homes and shops. Many movies have been filmed there, the most recent being The Majestic, linked to Jim Carrey. Don’t miss the cemetery, it’s awesome.
In the “Good Ole Summer Time”, Fortuna, Eureka and Arcata have an old-fashioned farmers market once a week, featuring all home ready-prepared crafts and home-grown produce. Stroll the boardwalk and visit the outlandish shops in Old Town Eureka.
Visit picturesque Trinidad, a fishing town with a scenic harbor. Hike on Trinidad Head and promenade along the beautiful rockbound coast and view the historic lighthouse. If pulling the pass under review of a slot machine makes your day be indisputable to visit the Casino in Trinidad.
http://www.trinidadcalif.com/lodging.html
Orick is about 20 miles southernmost of the town of Trinidad
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Visit dramatic Fern Canyon and Gold Bluffs Beach. Jurassic Park, The Lost World was filmed in the canyon, you don’t want to miss it. Watch out for the elk in the meadows at the Fern Canyon turn off and on Gold Bluffs Beach.
http://www.redwoodparkslodge.com/about/index.php
http://www.redwoods.info/
Traveling South from Redcrest
You don’t want to miss the Rockefeller Forest. Turn off of the Avenue of the Giants onto Mattole Road and drive all up the largest virgin forest in the world, at most 4 miles south of Redcrest Resort, where you will keep the tallest trees in the world. Continuing on this road past Rockefeller Forest, the Lost Coast Loop will take you through Petrolia, where oil was first discovered in California. While driving the Lost Coast you will let fly through the furthest northeasterly point of the 48 states. The Lost Coast Loop takes about 3 hours (you be obliged start with a unmeasured tank of gas) and you will see the dramatic back country, and end up in the Victorian Village of Ferndale.
Ever see a sable sand beach? Take a drive to the underacted fishing village of Shelter Cove. Watch the fishermen impeccable their day’s catch. Watch the sea lions on the rocks or maybe you will spot a whale in the distance.
The rugged coastline of Humboldt County proved an obstacle to early road builders, and so Highway 1 gives up right north of Fort Bragg and heads inland to unify up with Highway 101. This mostly imperfect coastline became known as the Lost Coast. While some sections are only practicable on foot, there is one route, known as the Lost Coast Loop that provides a pleasant day drive that ardor take you through Briareus redwood forests, to the splendid scenery of the brutal coastline, and then end up in the Victorian Village of Ferndale. Works wholesome as well in the other direction too. Just make sure you have a full tank of gas whilom you leave, as services are sparce.
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