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The
Lost Coast
CAMPGROUNDS:
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Horse
Mountain
BLM
Arcata District
| Elevation:
1000' |
Scenic
Rating: 3 |
Cleanliness:
3 |
Crowding:
2 |
Sites:
9 |
| Open
All
Year |
Pit
Toilets |
Fire
Pits & Grills |
No
Water |
$5.00 |
| Garbage
Facilities |
No
Showers |
No
Reservations |
Avg
Bug Factor |
No
Host |
| Description:
The Horse Mountain campground is located on a flank of a
high ridge in the Kings Range. This is a desolate area
and is probably the least visited campground in the Northern
Coastal Area. The campground is a nifty setup with an
entrance road leading in with a few sites along it then a loop
at the end with the rest of the sites all around. Each
is pretty private and densely forested with hardwoods
containing a food storage cabinet, picnic table, barbecue
grill, fire pit and garbage can. Most sites look down
into heavily forested ravines. Camping here is quiet and
relaxing. We had the entire campground to ourselves,
even on Labor Day weekend. There is one set of bathrooms
right in the center of the complex. Reviewed 09/1998.
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Mattole
Beach
BLM Arcata District
| Elevation:
0' |
Scenic
Rating: 4 |
Cleanliness:
2 |
Crowding:
3 |
Sites:
14 |
| Open
All Year |
Chemical
Toilets |
Fire
Pits w/ Grills |
Piped
Water |
$5.00 |
| Garbage
Facilities |
No
Showers |
No
Reservations |
Low
Bug Factor |
No
Host |
| Description:
Mattole
Beach, also known as Mouth of the Mattole, is located where
the Mattole River empties into the Pacific Ocean. The
camp is semi-primitive and out in the open. Trees do run
up the hillsides in the coastal range but not down in the
bottoms here. The camp is just one road in with 7
campsites on each side. Campsites are spartan but
clean. Not much privacy between spots due to the limited
vegetation (with exception for the first 3 sites). The
sand dunes, the hillsides and the Pacific make this place
quite pretty, though. There is a row of portable toilets
across from the entrance (which were extremely nasty upon
review). Lots of tide pools in this area. A 3-mile
hike begins from camp to the south to Punta Gorda
Lighthouse. Also many other hikes in the area,
especially the Kings Range to the south. Reviewed
09/1998.
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Nadelos
BLM Arcata District
| Elevation:
500' |
Scenic
Rating: 3 |
Cleanliness:
3 |
Crowding:
3 |
Sites:
8 |
| Open
All
Year |
Vault
Toilets |
Fire
Pits w/ Grills |
Piped
Water |
$8.00 |
| Garbage
Facilities |
No
Showers |
No
Reservations |
Avg
Bug Factor |
No
Host |
| Description:
Nadelos is located along a densely vegetated stream about
3 miles inland from the ocean near Shelter Cove in the Kings
Range. It's a long drive out in the boonies (so to
speak) to get here, but it's not a desolate area. There
a couple of homes right across the street from the camp.
This is a tent only campground. Cars are parked in a
parking lot and you walk into the sites. There are a
couple of sites really close to the parking area, so it's not
a long walk and you are near your car. The farther sites
though are better and worth the walk. The campground is
pretty private and clean. There is one set of bathrooms
at the entrance. Reviewed 09/1998.
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