Guidebook for Arcata
Shopping
Wildwood Music Co
1027 I Stlocal stringed instrument shop.
Northtown Books
957 H Stgreat locally owned independent bookstore.
Tin Can Mailman
1000 H Stgood used bookstore.
Arcata Artisans Cooperative
883 H Start cooperative
Everything Else
1068 I St
1068 I Streetthe best ice cream shop in town with organic strauss milk and local extras when in season.
401 I St
401 I Streetbest place to get a drink. windows and natural light. really nice young owners.
Video/dvd rental spot. great independent owners, obscure selection. They sponsor movie night at the Sanctuary next door.
La Dolce Video
1540 G StVideo/dvd rental spot. great independent owners, obscure selection. They sponsor movie night at the Sanctuary next door.
Stewart Park
park just up the street with a playground and field.
Sightseeing
Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center
569 S G Stwalk to a bird sanctuary. just down I street.
walk east on 14th street and get in the redwoods without getting in a car. several miles of trails.
92 locals recommend
Arcata Community Forest
walk east on 14th street and get in the redwoods without getting in a car. several miles of trails.
this is the closest beach. you can ride your bike or even walk there if you are feeling like a long walk. it is mostly sand and ocean.
15 locals recommend
Mad River County Park
1 Mad River Rdthis is the closest beach. you can ride your bike or even walk there if you are feeling like a long walk. it is mostly sand and ocean.
this is a great grove of redwoods given to us by the first lady.
32 locals recommend
Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail
Bald Hills Roadthis is a great grove of redwoods given to us by the first lady.
watch the boats coming and going and sometimes surfers at the tip of the peninsula of the bay.
North Jetty
watch the boats coming and going and sometimes surfers at the tip of the peninsula of the bay.
very close little walk in the woods with a creek. through the highschool parking lot so not the greatest during lunch.
Shay Park
Foster Avenuevery close little walk in the woods with a creek. through the highschool parking lot so not the greatest during lunch.
Essentials
this grocery store has a variety and is only two blocks away.
56 locals recommend
Wildberries Marketplace
747 13th Stthis grocery store has a variety and is only two blocks away.
Cooperative
25 4th Streetupscale grocery store only a few blocks down the hill.
Food Scene
best place to go for coffee. also has finnish hot tubs and saunas and a frog pond in an enchanted forest.
17 locals recommend
Cafe Mokka
495 J Stbest place to go for coffee. also has finnish hot tubs and saunas and a frog pond in an enchanted forest.
Great tasting crepes. Local ingredients, nice waitstaff and cooks.
63 locals recommend
Renata's Creperie
1030 G StGreat tasting crepes. Local ingredients, nice waitstaff and cooks.
Pachanga Mexicana
1802 5th Stbest mexican restaurant. gracious hosts, local ingredients, family owned.
Masaki's Kyoto Japanese Restaurant
320 F Stbest sushi in humboldt county.
Tomo Japanese Restaurant
708 9th Streliably good sushi.