# Eureka! I'm heading for the redwoods **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 14, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646 "2006-06-14T03:30:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646/1 "2006-06-14T03:30:33Z")
So as a last harrah in California, we’re headed up to the redwoods with some friends for the weekend. We’ll be spending Saturday night in Eureka. Are there any good places for dinner or breakfast early on Sunday morning? Any happening nightspots? Any advice on what to see in the redwood area? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646/2 "2006-06-14T16:29:25Z")
Let me know where you go and how it was; I want to make a trip to the redwoods before I leave California next month! ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646/3 "2006-06-14T16:38:03Z")
Breakfast at the [Samoa Cookhouse](http://humboldtdining.com/cookhouse/) is a must. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646/4 "2006-06-14T16:38:17Z")
If you have a sizable group, try the [Samoa Cookhouse](http://humboldtdining.com/cookhouse/). There’s also a good cafe in the middle of Eureka but I don’t recall the name. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646/5 "2006-06-14T19:00:58Z")
Been too long for me to give restaurant recomendations, but you must get off the freeway and drive Avenue of the Giants or you haven’t been to the redwoods ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646/6 "2006-06-14T21:27:36Z")
Just be careful if you go hiking through the woods. Last I knew there were a lot of, er, freelance farmers growing stuff deep in the woods, and they don’t like visitors. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646/7 "2006-06-14T23:19:44Z")
If you like seafood, go to Lazio’s at the foot of “C” St. ---
**Author:** ![kurahee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@kurahee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurahee)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646/8 "2006-06-15T00:47:07Z")
I envy you. The redwoods are great, and you can only appreciate them in person. Walking amongst the redwoods is one of the coolest things you can do. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646/9 "2006-06-15T02:33:55Z")
Head up to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park–about 50 miles north. Take Davison Road out to Gold Bluffs Beach. Take the road along the base of the bluffs to the trailhead for [Fern Canyon](http://virtualguidebooks.com/NorthCalif/RedwoodPark/GoldBluffsBeach/FernCanyonLower.html) . A short walk takes you into one of the prettiest sights in Northern California. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646/10 "2006-06-15T12:38:09Z")
[QUOTE=panamajack] If you have a sizable group, try the [Samoa Cookhouse](http://humboldtdining.com/cookhouse/). [/QUOTE] I was going to suggest that too. I’ve only been once (dad landed a rented C-177RG there), but I’ve always remembered it. ---
**Author:** ![Tortuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@Tortuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tortuga)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eureka-im-heading-for-the-redwoods/360646/11 "2006-06-16T07:34:09Z")
Lost Coast Brewery is yum and fun. Typical brewhouse fare, but we enjoyed ourselves and it felt like home. We’ve been waiting to transfer to Eureka for almost two years now. Sigh. They have an adorable zoo as well, it’s worth checking out.