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Bayside Cabin

Come stay in our cozy little cabin tucked in an alder forest.  Only a few minutes drive from downtown Arcata, it’s like being in the middle of the woods, right in town. This is a quiet neighborhood and is bike-friendly for getting around town. Feel free to ask us for recommendations on places to eat, get a drink, or find an adventure in Arcata and surrounding areas.

We are located less than 40 minutes from Redwood National and State Parks where you can find incredible hiking trails! 

Truly one of the coolest cabins I've been in, it feels like you're completely immersed in nature

Who doesn't love an outdoor shower in the woods!

Rio Dell

Sue-meg State Park (Patrick's Point State Park)

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Wendy & John Farm

For Ferndale, the village: check out https://www.visitferndale.com/souvenir-edition   About our property: There is a gentle spirit throughout these beautiful 80 acres of evergreen forests and pastures.  

What can you expect? Quiet, beauty, birdsong, ocean roar, widely spaced campsites (only 5 on the 5 acres set aside for camping), extra stuff if you need or want it (fresh bread, soup, cobbler; free firewood, local tips on travel and where to hike or what to visit), etc. Or total solitude if you want it. Bring your (most breeds) dogs if you wish. Starlink internet means you can Zoom in the forest. Walk to the beach along a no-shoulder country road (or drive).  Teach your toddler how to build a dam in the shallow creek.  Read. There are no visible neighbors, no ambient light or sound. The air is clean and clear and the water is potable from an artesian spring on the property. No electricity at the sites, no generators allowed. (Charge your electronics at the farmhouse.) 

My aunt and uncle bought the property in 1947 from the first European settler, Paolo Gabrielli, who immigrated in early 1914 from northern Italy with slips of his grapevine in the lining of his coat.  (The grapevine still grows over the back deck.) Paolo's wife Felicita and their three children stayed behind; they were to follow within the year. In the country outside of Ferndale, California, Paolo purchased the property one mile from the ocean and built a Tyrolean-style house, a chicken house (with a grappa still under the main floor), an outhouse, a corral, and a barn. He purchased 7 cows. And then, it was August 1914, and the War to End All Wars broke out in Europe. Felicita and the children, living in their village on the Austrian border, were interned in a prison camp in Austria with the rest of the village's residents. The Gabriellis' young daughter died there. Six years passed before Felicita and her sons, Virgil and Louis, were able to join Paolo in America. In 1938, Virgil--Fr. Gino--became the first Ferndale boy to serve Mass in his hometown church.  Felicita died in 1940, and Paolo closed the dairy and moved into Ferndale. In 2013, we invited the people who had been children in the 1920s and '30s and who had come to this ranch after Sunday Mass to gather with other Italian families for polenta, wine, and music. These old-timers came to our house with photographs and maps and Mass cards and diaries, and shared their memories of a childhood in this place that still embraced them.

What can you expect? Quiet, beauty, birdsong, ocean roar, widely spaced campsites (only 5 on the 5 acres set aside for camping), extra stuff to purchase if you need or want it (fresh bread, soup, cobbler). Free firewood, local tips on travel and where to hike or what to visit. Or total solitude. Bring your (most breeds) dogs if you wish (males must be neutered). Starlink internet means you can Zoom in the forest. Walk to the beach along a no-shoulder country road (or drive).  Read. There are no visible neighbors, no ambient light or sound. The air is clean and clear and the water is potable from an artesian spring on the property. No electricity at the sites, no generators allowed. (Charge your electronics at the farmhouse.)

The beach is a one-mile walk from our property.

This is a campsite set up and Hazelwood,  in a creekside alder grove, about 100 feet from the bathrooms and showers at Base Camp. Hazelwood has 2 clearings and can (and has) happily accommodated two families with 2 dogs and 5 children, ages 5-16.  

Forest Field #1, base camp, near bathrooms and hot showers, sheltered under a massive spruce, full of morning sun. (Tent not provided, but firepit, table, chairs & free firewood is.)

Campsite setup at Base Camp, within a few feet of the showers/bathrooms. Base Camp is sheltered, at the end of the gravel lane, the prime location for winter camping without  pack-in; the other Forest Field sites can't take vehicles in the rainy season.

A glimpse of our spruce forest. Here, we're foraging for chantrelles. (November and May are key seasons.)

Swimming hole in the evening! We saw a heron and were on the lookout for otters. 

Eel River Escape

This property is conveniently located in historic highway 101. It's 4.5 terraced acres overlooking the south fork Eel River. It is adjacent to the Reggae on the River and Northern Nights festival sites. It's less than a mile from the tourist attraction One Log house and Richardson Grove state park. The property is a permitted educational cannabis farm implementing regenerative agriculture practices.We have several accommodation options! You can stay in our fully furnished bell tent tucked away in a charming garden. It has a full bed with foam topper, charge station, lounge chair, fan or heater, wireless speaker, and wifi. The property has hot outdoor shower and viewing bluff overlooking Eel river. Enjoy convenient hwy 101 location close to state park and dispensary. Wake up, dine and stroll in this dreamy garden! We also have camping and  RV sites that have morning shade, and epic views and two levels of camping area. 

Queen Yurt view & lounge chairs over the water.

Inside the King Yurt our night, such a nice vibe.

Humboldt Hills Experience

2-wheel drive accessible 2 miles up a dirt road. This is an example of a back to the land movement homestead.  You can grab an apple, pear, plum, and some eggs.  Drive through majestic redwoods and above as you ascend the 2 miles of dirt road to get here.  There is much political, musical, and environmental history behind this land which we can share when you arrive.

Orchard to camp in and pick apples from. You can park at flat spot very close by.

Campsite area to tent and pick apples from.

Playground with solar panels in the foreground. 

Historic Farm Humboldt Bay

Come share the beauty of this historic heritage.

Camping spot surrounded by mature cedars on 2 acres overlooking Humboldt Bay. 

You have full access to a hot bath/shower bathroom, and kitchen in the main house.

There is plenty of sights and scenery including biking and kayak trails, estuary birdwatching, and close to the south jetty beaches.. this is a special place. 

Southport is located between Ferndale and Eureka, in a small farming community called Loleta. 

This is a hobby farm with ducks, geese, chickens, sheep, dog, and cats.

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