Explore the Lost Coast with CLF
Join us on a trip to experience Northern California's incredible nature and scenery, sprinkled with key bits of conservation history.
The Lost Coast (which includes the King Range) of California is a rugged, remote region where the state meets the Pacific Ocean in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties. The rugged terrain and steep elevation make the area too difficult to build a highway. Without highways, the Lost Coast is quiet and relatively unpopulated, hence its name.
On this trip we will kayak along the country’s most dramatic and remote coastline, hike in the majestic redwood forests, and learn from our local partners on how they protect this unique corner of our country.
Highlights include:
- Paddle along the Trinidad Coast while watching birds
- Hike in the old growth forests in Headwaters Forest Reserve
- Visit the spectacular King Range, the nation's first National Conservation Area
- Hike a section of the Lost Coast Trail
- Stay a night in the quaint seaside town of Shelter Cove
- Learn about conservation and public lands from our passionate, local partners
Space is limited, so please pay the deposit below as soon as possible to join the adventure!
Timing: 4 days.
Destinations:
Trinidad Coast: The Trinidad area is one of the most spectacular and pristine segments of the California coast. Nestled at the gateway to the California Coastal National Monument along the rugged redwood coast, Trinidad offers up some of the most spectacular coastal paddling in the world. Whether you’re new to ocean paddling or a salty veteran, Kayak Trinidad offers a variety of options for all levels of paddler.
Headwaters Forest Reserve - Salmon Creek: The 7,472-acre Headwaters Forest Reserve (Reserve) was established in 1999 after a decade-long grassroots effort to protect the world’s last unprotected, intact, old-growth redwood forest ecosystem. Several threatened species call the Reserve home, including coho salmon, the northern spotted owl, and the marbled murrelet. Deep in the heart of the Headwaters, old-growth forest is the beginnings - or headwaters - of the South Fork Elk River and Salmon Creek.
The King Range National Conservation Area (NCA) is a spectacular meeting of land and sea as mountains thrust straight out of the surf with King Peak (4,088 feet) only 3-miles from the ocean. The King Range NCA encompasses 68,000 acres along 35 miles of California’s north coast. The landscape was too rugged for highway building, giving the remote region the title of California’s Lost Coast. It is the Nation's first NCA, designated in 1970.
If you have questions or want to talk through the trip in more detail, please don't hesitate to contact Åsa Björklund, Director of Donor and Funder Relations, at [email protected] or 480-677-9855.