Explore the Lost Coast with CLF

event_title: Explore the Lost Coast with CLF

event_time_zone: America/Denver

event_start: June 13, 2024 17:00

event_duration: 5520

event_end: June 17, 2024 13:00

event_address: Eureka, CA, United States

event_description:    Join us on a trip to experience Northern Californias 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 nations 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 partnersSpace is limited, so please pay the deposit below as soon as possible to join the adventure!Timing: 4 days.Dates: June 13 - 17, 2024Lodging: 3 nights in Eureka and 1 night in Shelter Cove, California.Itinerary: The final itinerary will be shared as we get closer to the trip, but here is the current draft itinerary. You can read more about our destinations below.Deposit: $500 pp. To secure your spot, please pay the deposit through the "select ticket" feature at the bottom of this page.Estimated cost: Final cost to be determined in February 2024, once we know the final cost of transportation, accommodation, and activities. As always, CLF organizes these trips all inclusive and at cost, meaning we make no profit and no donation has been included. The final cost will include: lodging (4 nights), meals, transportation, guided activities, gratuity, speaker fees, and permits. Cost excludes: transportation to and from Eureka/Arcata (the start of the trip) & Shelter Cove (the end of the trip). A nonrefundable deposit of $500 pp is required to secure your spot. Travel insurance: We recommend purchasing travel insurance in case you need to change your plans. Travel insurance is inexpensive but most companies require customers to buy insurance within a certain number of months before traveling.Getting there: You can fly into Eureka, California and CLF staff will pick you up at the airport. If you drive, we will meet at a hotel in Eureka. Partners involved: Trinidad Coastal Land Trust, Friends of the Lost Coast, Mattole Restoration Council, Friends of Headwaters, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tribal partners, such as The Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria.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 Nations first NCA, designated in 1970.