Eating & Sleeping
Samoa Peninsula 1
5 Lost Coast Brewery Brewery $
(%707-445-4480; 617 4th St, Eureka; meals
$8-15; W) After a few pints of Downtown Brown
Ale, Great White or Lost Coast Pale Ale, the fried
pub grub looks pretty tasty.
5 Samoa Cookhouse American $$
(%707-442-1659; http://www.samoacookhouse.net; off
Samoa Blvd; breakfast/lunch/dinner $12/13/16;
c) The last surviving lumber camp cookhouse
in the West is a place to shovel down all-you-can-
eat family meals at long red-checkered tables.
Trinidad 2
5 Larrupin Cafe Californian $$$
(%707-677-0230; http://www.larrupin.com; 1658
Patrick’s Point Dr; mains $20-30; h5-9pm Thu-
Tue) Moroccan rugs, floral arrangements and
deep-burgundy Oriental carpets create a moody
atmosphere perfect for a lovers’ tryst. The
sumptuous menu has mesquite-grilled seafood
and meats.
4 Trinidad Bay B&B B&B $$$
(%707-677-0840; http://www.trinidadbaybnb.com;
560 Edwards St; r incl breakfast from $200;
W) Opposite the lighthouse, this light-filled
Cape Cod is scented with fresh baked cookies
and overlooks Trinidad Head. Each room has a
loaner iPad loaded with apps focused on local
activities.
Patrick’s Point State Park 3
4 Patrick’s Point State
Park Campgrounds Campground $
(%reservations 800-444-7275; http://www.reserve
america.com; tent & RV sites $35) Three well-
tended campgrounds have hot showers and
clean bathrooms. Penn Creek and Abalone
campgrounds are more sheltered than Agate
Beach.
Humboldt Lagoons State Park 4
4 Humboldt County
Parks Campgrounds Campground $
(%707-445-7651; tent sites $20) This
campground beside Big Lagoon has first-come,
first-served sites. Check in at Patrick’s Point
State Park, at least 30 minutes before sunset.Redwood National Park 5
4 Historic Requa Inn Historic Hotel $$
(%707-482-1425; http://www.requainn.com; 451 Requa
Rd, Klamath; r $85-155; W) A woodsy country
lodge on bluffs overlooking the mouth of the
Klamath, the 1914 Requa Inn is a North Coast
favorite and it’s carbon neutral.Jedediah Smith
Redwoods State Park 75 Beacon Burger Burgers $
(160 Anchor Way, Crescent City; burgers $6-10;
h11:30am-8:30pm Mon-Sat) This scrappy
one-room burger joint has been here forever,
amid a parking lot overlooking the South Bay.
It might invite a health inspector’s scorn, but
you’ll quickly forgive it after ordering a burger –
perfectly greasy and mysteriously wonderful.4 Curly Redwood Lodge Motel $
(%707-464-2137; http://www.curlyredwoodlodge.com;
701 Hwy 101 S, Crescent City; r $68-73; aW)
The Redwood Lodge is a marvel: it’s entirely
built and paneled from a single curly redwood
tree that measured over 18-in thick in diameter.
Progressively restored and polished into a gem
of midcentury kitsch, the inn is a delight for
retro junkies.4 Jedediah Smith Redwoods
State Park Campground Campground $
(%reservations 800-444-7275; http://www.reserve
america.com; tent & RV sites $35) The popular
campground has gorgeous sites tucked through
the redwoods beside the Smith River.NORTHERN.CALIFORNIA.10
.NORTHERN REDWOOD COAST