Welcome to Eureka

Eureka (pop: 26,780) is the county seat and principal city in Humboldt County in Northern California. Located adjacent to Humboldt Bay, this regional port city is situated near extensive preserves of the world's tallest trees, the Coast Redwoods, and dozens of related parks.

Eureka is the site of the headquarters for both the North Coast Redwoods District of the California State Parks System and Six Rivers National Forest. The city, a major player in the historic west coast lumber trade, is the site of hundreds of significant Victorian homes, including the Carson Mansion, situated at the head of its Old Town Historic District.

The city was voted as the #1 best small art town in John Villani's book "The 100 Best Small Art Towns In America." Eureka boasts the region's largest monthly cultural and arts event, "Arts' Alive!" On the first Saturday of each month more than 80 Eureka business and local galleries open their doors to the public. Often local cuisine and beverages accompany live performances by acclaimed regional bands and other types of performance art.

As a major regional center, the city offers many lodgings, restaurants, and shopping areas, including dozens of specialty shops in its historic 19th Century Old Town commercial district and the only large mall in the region.

Exciting high adventure opportunities for exploring, boating, camping, hiking, watersports, weekend retreats and more.

Eureka Area Accommodations:

Bayshore Inn - Best Western
Best Value Inn
Carter House
Clarion Resort
Comfort Inn
Econolodge
Humboldt Bay Inn - Eureka - Best Western
Quality Inn
Red Lion
Scottfield Hotel
Super 8 Motel
Town House Motel
Travelodge

Fort Humboldt
California State Historic Park
Established in 1853 by the US Army as a buffer between Native Americans, gold-seekers and settlers. It was placed on a bluff overlooking Humboldt Bay and Buck's Port, in the heart of what would later be the city of Eureka.

Eureka Redwood Acres Fairgrounds
3750 Harris St, Eureka, CA 93206; 707-445-3037; Fairgrounds Website;
Location: Off of Myrtle Ave - Southeast of Myrtletown;
In addition to the annual fair each June, Redwood Acres is home to scheduled activities and events daily throughout the year, including Stock Car Racing, BMX, baseball, batting cages, horse boarding and riding, and a recycling center.
Redwood Region Motorcycle Training
Humboldt Roller Derby [Jul-Sep]
Samoa Drag Strip

RV Campground
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds
52 sites/50 full hookups - water, electric, sewer. Shower/Restroom facility on site. Full self-contained units only. No tent camping.

Sequioa Park Zoo was established in 1907 by the city of Eureka to inspire wonder, understanding and respect for the natural world by providing fun, rewarding, educational experiences that encourage meaningful connections between animals, humans, and our environment.

The zoo offers educational programs for school-age children and a barnyard, where children can interact with goats, sheep, chickens, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, and a dog. There is an educational building located in the front of the zoo called Secrets of the Forest, which educates children about the animals and organisms in the redwood forest.

Residents of the main zoo include: a Black Bear, Patagonian Cavies, Cotton Top Tamarins, Spider Monkeys, White Handed Gibbons, and Flamingos. The zoo has a free flight aviary with a pond and waterfall. Birds in the aviary includes Sacred ibis, Red-crested turaco, European roller, Green heron, Crested screamer, Guira cuckoo, Blue-gray tanager, Cedar waxwing, California quail, and Red golden pheasant.

The Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports the zoo's mission through fundraising and public outreach programs. The Foundation operates a gift shop and cafe. After 100 years free entry, the zoo started charging admission in the summer 2008.

Sequioa Park Zoo
3414 W Street, Eureka, CA 95503;
707-441-4263; Zoo Website;
Winter Hours: Tues-Sun 10AM-5PM;
Summer Hours: Open Daily 10AM-5PM;