Guidebook for Arcata Summer Fun
Food scene
The Righteous Babe is our favorite crepe here! The coffee is great, too. Walk straight up G Street for six blocks and it's on the right.
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Renata's Creperie
1030 G StThe Righteous Babe is our favorite crepe here! The coffee is great, too. Walk straight up G Street for six blocks and it's on the right.
Great pizza, right on the corner. Grab it to go and eat it in the backyard with the fire going.
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Pauls Live From New York Arcata
665 Samoa BlvdGreat pizza, right on the corner. Grab it to go and eat it in the backyard with the fire going.
Best pub scene with a great food truck (South G Kitchen). This is just 1/2 a mile down G Street headed away from town - right across from the Arcata Marsh. An afternoon of bird watching and beautiful hikes, followed by a great local brew and a Smash Burger!
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Redwood Curtain Brewing Company
550 S G StBest pub scene with a great food truck (South G Kitchen). This is just 1/2 a mile down G Street headed away from town - right across from the Arcata Marsh. An afternoon of bird watching and beautiful hikes, followed by a great local brew and a Smash Burger!
This is the BEST sandwich shop. Tiny little place with lots of great choices. Grab a couple sandwiches and some drinks on your way to the beach. It's three blocks up G Street.
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Hole In the Wall Great Sandwiches
590 G StThis is the BEST sandwich shop. Tiny little place with lots of great choices. Grab a couple sandwiches and some drinks on your way to the beach. It's three blocks up G Street.
This is a casual place to have a drink, sit around a fire pit, and get some food. It also has this huge expanse of pavement for your kids to scooter around on while you watch them with a beer in your hand.
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Humboldt Bay Social Club
900 New Navy Base RdThis is a casual place to have a drink, sit around a fire pit, and get some food. It also has this huge expanse of pavement for your kids to scooter around on while you watch them with a beer in your hand.
Sightseeing
Walk two blocks south on G Street and turn right into the Arcata Marsh. Great trails around several ponds. Lots of birds. Maybe you'll spot the otters. The trails are good for kids on scooters, or just for strolling. The Interpretive Center has cool exhibits and a gift shop.
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Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center
569 S G StWalk two blocks south on G Street and turn right into the Arcata Marsh. Great trails around several ponds. Lots of birds. Maybe you'll spot the otters. The trails are good for kids on scooters, or just for strolling. The Interpretive Center has cool exhibits and a gift shop.
Our local used bookstore! It's just a block beyond the Plaza - easy walk. Two stories of treasures and a great kids' room.
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Tin Can Mailman
1000 H StOur local used bookstore! It's just a block beyond the Plaza - easy walk. Two stories of treasures and a great kids' room.
Farmer's Markets are here on Saturdays! Walk straight up G Street five blocks to get there. It's surrounded by really great shops: Yogurt, Jitterbean, toy store, thrift shop, and a couple of really nice gift stores. Brio Cafe sits on the corner. Great outdoor seating.
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Arcata Plaza
844 H StFarmer's Markets are here on Saturdays! Walk straight up G Street five blocks to get there. It's surrounded by really great shops: Yogurt, Jitterbean, toy store, thrift shop, and a couple of really nice gift stores. Brio Cafe sits on the corner. Great outdoor seating.
Home of Crabs Baseball and the Crab Grass Band. This is really great, small-town baseball! Try to go on a night the band is there. Local beer, good ballpark food, kids section. Wear layers and bring a blanket as it gets cold after dark.
Arcata Ball Park
888 F StHome of Crabs Baseball and the Crab Grass Band. This is really great, small-town baseball! Try to go on a night the band is there. Local beer, good ballpark food, kids section. Wear layers and bring a blanket as it gets cold after dark.
This beach is easy to access, has a river running through it, and a cool cave to the far right. If you bring a boat, paddle up river around the corner and watch for the otters. Good fishing up the river as well. If you drive north on the coast road from Moonstone to the town of Trinidad, every wide spot in the road is another great beach:)
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Moonstone Beach
This beach is easy to access, has a river running through it, and a cool cave to the far right. If you bring a boat, paddle up river around the corner and watch for the otters. Good fishing up the river as well. If you drive north on the coast road from Moonstone to the town of Trinidad, every wide spot in the road is another great beach:)
At really low tide you can get to the cave on the ocean side of the big rock. Also, look for the shelf tidepools and the maze of tunnels/caves on your left as soon as you come down the trail. Lots of surfers come here. At really low tide you can walk south and find lots of little pocket beaches and a waterfall. Watch the tide!
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Houda Point Beach/Camel Rock
At really low tide you can get to the cave on the ocean side of the big rock. Also, look for the shelf tidepools and the maze of tunnels/caves on your left as soon as you come down the trail. Lots of surfers come here. At really low tide you can walk south and find lots of little pocket beaches and a waterfall. Watch the tide!
City/town information
Quaint coastal town. Good local grocery store called Murphy's that's right next to a great pizza place. Almost across the road are two cute gift shops, Wind And Sea, and the Sea Around Us. Great coffee shop just around the corner on the left. Down at the pier itself is Sunset Restaurant, and a little beach right below it that's fun to play on. Good tidepools under the pier when the tide is low.
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Trinidad
Quaint coastal town. Good local grocery store called Murphy's that's right next to a great pizza place. Almost across the road are two cute gift shops, Wind And Sea, and the Sea Around Us. Great coffee shop just around the corner on the left. Down at the pier itself is Sunset Restaurant, and a little beach right below it that's fun to play on. Good tidepools under the pier when the tide is low.