Horse Trails
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Mattole Beach - jeanette-henderson added this area
Petrolia, CA
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Directions
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Click the icon for directions in google.Take the Honeydew exit from Highway 101 (about 25 miles north of Garberville). Turn left on Bull Creek/Mattole Road and drive 22 miles. At Honeydew, turn west toward Petrolia and drive 13.5 miles. Before crossing the river, turn west on Lighthouse Road. Drive five miles to the parking area. OR: From Ferndale, take Petrolia Road 30 miles to Petrolia. Go 3/4 mile past Petrolia, cross the river and turn west onto Lighthouse Road, continue five miles to parking area. -Note: be careful along the long drive from Highway 101, often on narrow, winding, steep paved roads. The drive is not a recommended from motor homes or vehicles with long trailers.
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Directions
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Driving Directions
Click the icon for directions in google.Take the Honeydew exit from Highway 101 (about 25 miles north of Garberville). Turn left on Bull Creek/Mattole Road and drive 22 miles. At Honeydew, turn west toward Petrolia and drive 13.5 miles. Before crossing the river, turn west on Lighthouse Road. Drive five miles to the parking area. OR: From Ferndale, take Petrolia Road 30 miles to Petrolia. Go 3/4 mile past Petrolia, cross the river and turn west onto Lighthouse Road, continue five miles to parking area. -Note: be careful along the long drive from Highway 101, often on narrow, winding, steep paved roads. The drive is not a recommended from motor homes or vehicles with long trailers.
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Though a challenge to drive to, getting there takes you through a fantastic region known as California’s Lost Coast. Roads are twisty, narrow, and occasionally steep, but the payoff is being able to camp right on the beach, where every evening the entire camp walks over the berm to watch the sunset over the Pacific. There are 14 campsites, two of which have highline posts for stock, with a couple of water spigots through the camp. We found one buried in the undergrowth near the little-used high line posts, you need to look for it! South on the beach takes you to an historic lighthouse, go north and be careful of the tides cutting off your return. Golden Age Passport is honored.
Many thanks to TrailMeister user Jeanette for sharing this fabulous horse riding location!
Land manager is Bureau of Land Management – http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/wildlife/watchable/areas/mattole.html
For more information, contact: Bureau of Land Management\’s Arcata Field Office, (707) 825-2300.
Several parcels of private property are located along the Lost Coast Trail to the south; please respect landowners’ private property rights.