Trinidad CA - Patrick's Point State Park

On May 18th we said goodbye to the Sacramento valley for a good long while and made a slow, winding drive thru the Pacific Coast Range from Redding to Arcata and then north on 101 up the coast to Trinidad CA. and Patrick's Point state park.

It is a beautiful 640 acre park located in the heart of California's coast redwood country. Most of the park itself is located well above the water allowing for some dramatic views of the ocean. There are also lots of nice trails winding thru the park, leading to places like: Agate beach, Mussel Rock, Wedding Rock, Patrick's Point and Ceremonial Rock.

Directly across from our campsite was a bluff overlooking a cove with Mussel Rock to our left and Agate Beach to our right. We probably spent hours at the bluff. We would usually see at least one whale every day that seemed to spend most of his time in the cove feeding.

Wendy - Involved in one of her favorite pastimes, whale watching

Probably a Grey, we named him Augustus

We enjoyed the area so much that we extended our stay and ended up there for almost a week.

We spent one day in Trinidad, a small town just south of the park where we went out for dinner and did a little sight seeing. One of the places I thought was gorgeous was a place called Houda Cove. It is on a windy, bumpy, narrow road called Scenic Drive (which it was), a couple of miles south of town. Check it out if you ever get a chance.