MORE FUN THINGS TO DO:

• Trinidad Cove Charter Fishing :
  • Jumpin' Jack
  • Shenandoah
  • Toni Rae II
  • Wind Rose
• Horseback Riding in Redwood National Park:
  • Redwood Trails
  • Buckarettes
• Northern CA Outdoor Activities Links My Outdoor Buddy
• Take a Tour on the Fun Bus because it's fun!
• Learn Blacksmithing or buy a groovy gift!
• FaceBook Fan Page Be a Kayak Zak's fan.
• Rent a Bicycle:
  • Salty's Surf and Tackle Trinidad
  • Holiday inn Express McKinleyville, ride the Hammond Trail
  • Redwood Adventures Orick, Redwood National Park
• Get Married or Renew your vows in the Redwoods
• Humboldt Bay Harbor Cruise on the historic Madeket
• Go Rafting on Our Inland Rivers:
  • Bigfoot Rafting
  • Redwoods and Rivers
  • Trinity River Rafting Company
• Build a Cardboard Kayak! Website and how-to book.
• Outdoor Activitives Humboldt.info lots and lots of activities!
• Eureka Walking Tours Free! Check their website for locations and dates.
• North Coast Adventure Centers Great outdoor trips, team building workshops and more.
• Far North Climbing Gym Arcata's very groovy indoor climbing gym.
• Coastal Dunes Interpretative Center and Activities Friends of the Dunes has info and tours.
• Arcata Marsh Birding, Walking, Interpretative Center plus an Eco-groovy sewage treatment.

 

WEATHER AND WATER INFORMATION:

• National Weather Service, Eureka, CA
• NOAA Redwood Coast on land weather
• NOAA Coastal Waters off shore out 10 nm
• NOAA Big Lagoon semi-accurate forecast for this microclimate
• Hanson Plots Experimental Sneaker Wave predictor
  • click on Learn More About the Plots or you'll never understand how to read them!
• Weather Underground for Trinidad, CA
• NOAA River & Precipitation Forecast
• Magic Seaweed surf report and forecast
• River Conditions Northern California, California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
• American Whitewater (AW) River Information
• Dreamflows River flow information
• Humboldt Bay Water Quality Humboldt Bay Keeper

NATURE INFORMATION:

• Learn About Birds
• Follow Pacific Predators on Their Journeys
• Learn About Mushrooms
• Learn about salamanders, frogs, and other pond creatures
• Local Dunes & Wetlands Plant Guide
• Near Shore Upwelling and Coastal Wildlife
• California Coastal Records Project amazing aerial views of our coast
• California Nature Festivals
• Coastal Dunes Interpretative Center and Activities Friends of the Dunes has info and tours.
• Arcata Marsh Birding, Walking, Interpretative Center plus an Eco-groovy sewage treatment.

VISITOR INFORMATION:

• Humboldt County Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Arcata Chamber of Commerce and California Welcome Center
• Humguide
• Humboldt.info
• Visitor 101
• Hooked on Humboldt a healthy addiction. You have to watch the video!

CAMPING:

• Redwood National & State Parks Camping
• Big Lagoon County Park camping No reservations but you camp on the water!
• Stone Lagoon Campsite is currently closed but remains open for day-use.
• Patrick's Point State Park
• Emerald Forest Private Campground, Trinidad, CA
• Azalea Glenn Private Campground, Trinidad, CA

LODGING:

• Requa Inn, Klamath,CA
• Elk Meadow Cabins Guest cabins at Redwood National Park
• Big Lagoon Vacation Rental Rent a House w/Ocean View
• Klamath Chamber of Commerce--lodging
• Trinidad Chamber of Commerce--Lodging

RV PARKS:

• Kamp Klamath on the Klamath River
• Kalmath River RV Park on the Klamath River
• Camper Corral on the Klamath River
• Sylvan Harbor Trinidad, CA, Cabin Rentals Too!
• Emerald Forest Trinidad, CA
• Azalea Glenn Trinidad, CA

PADDLESPORTS LINKS:

• Explore North Coast—ACA Paddle America Club
• Pacific Outfitters Retail locations in Eureka, Arcata and Ukiah
• Adventure's Edge Retail locations in Eureka and Arcata
• Dick Wold Surf Kayaks
• Office of Boating Safety, US Coast Guard
• American Canoe Association (ACA)
• Kayak on the Mendocino Coast Force Ten
• Kayak on the Mendocino Coast Liquid Fusion
• Kayak Mendocino Sea Caves Kayak Mendocino from Van Damme State Park
• Kayak Humboldt Bay Humboats
• Stand-up Paddleboard on Humboldt Bay All Out SUP
• Kayaking Resources Active Kayak.com
• Helen's Greenland Kayaking Site Greenland or Bust!
• YouTube video SUP Basics Easy to follow directions from John Denny
• California Kayaker Magazine Free online kayaking magazine with backissues in pdf

ANIMAL RESCUE:

Nothing to do with kayaks—everything to do with kindness: All of these non-profits need money, supplies, and volunteers. Spay and neuter your pets and please don't take on more pets than you can really take good care of.

• Friends For Life Animal Rescue
• Companion Animal Foundationnearby in Arcata
  
• Sequoia Humane Society nearby in Eureka
• Pet Harbor Find lost pets, report found pets, search for adoptable pets
• Humboldt County Animal Care & Control nearby in McKinleyville
• Best Friends Society
• Lists by County Adopt a dog
• Email Helen at the Arcata Eye to place homeless pets
• Miranda Pet Rescue nearby in Fortuna
• Marine Mammal Center Crescent City, CA Note: Mommy seals leave baby seals on the beach while hunting. Do not move a baby seal unless it is in immediate danger. 707 465-6265
• Wildlife Care Center 707 822-8839 in Humboldt County if you find an injured wild animal or bird
• Defenders of Wildlife Wildlife and conservation political action fund
• Click Here to Give Free Food & Care Click daily to provide food for animal rescue. Cool shopping too!

CONTACT US:

Email: info@kayakzak.com
Phone: (707) 498-1130
Snail mail: PO Box 68 Orick, CA 95555-0068