25 Things to do near Big Rock Day Use Area & River Access
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Steelhead Disc Golf Course at Creekside
Willow Creek, California
0.5 miles SA charming, shady disc golf course next to Willow Creek in Willow Creek, CA — large oaks, a short trail to swimming in the Trinity River, and a playground nearby.
Disc Golf
The Redwood Curtain at Humboldt State University
Arcata, California
23.6 miles WA disc golf course threading through redwood and fern forest behind Humboldt State University — tight, narrow fairways with more board-feet of timber per hole than any course in the world.
Disc Golf
Arcata Skatepark
Arcata, California
24.1 miles WA skatepark in Arcata, California — details are minimal, but it's on the map for local skaters.
Skateboard
Humboldt State University
Arcata, California
24.2 miles WNarrow fairways thread through the redwood and fern forest behind Humboldt State — claimed to have more board-feet of timber per hole than any course in the world.
Disc Golf
Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay
McKinleyville, California
24.9 miles WA 5-basket private disc golf course at the US Coast Guard Air Station in McKinleyville — only accessible to Coast Guard personnel.
Disc Golf
Willow Creek Area
Olympic Valley, California
28.3 miles SESwim near Olympic Valley, California
Swim
Cooper Gulch
Eureka, California
29.0 miles WMainly wooded with some open shots — short but challenging free disc golf in the redwood country of Eureka, California.
Disc Golf
Trinity River below Pidgeon Point
Junction City, California
29.0 miles SEClear, clean water and year-round flows make the Trinity River below Pidgeon Point one of California's top intermediate whitewater runs — less crowded than the Stanislaus and warmer than Sierra rivers.
Whitewater 1.3 mi
Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail
Orick, California
31.7 miles NWA short, quiet 1.5-mile round-trip trail through towering redwoods at 1,200 feet, often in the clouds, dedicated to Lady Bird Johnson by President Nixon in 1969.
Hike
College of the Redwoods
Eureka, California
34.2 miles SWA moderately challenging campus course with holes from 198 to 402 feet, a balance of left and right turns, some elevation, and both open and tree-lined fairways.
Disc Golf
Van Duzen River Area
Olympic Valley, California
36.0 miles SWSwim near Olympic Valley, California
Swim
Stuarts Fork Swimming Hole
Trinity Center, California
36.2 miles EStuart Fork next to the trailhead parking in Trinity County offers a quiet local swimming hole at the edge of California's Trinity Alps wilderness.
Swim
Swimmers Delight
Carlotta, California
36.4 miles SWA popular stretch of the Van Duzen River where gentle pools gather each summer, shared with salmon and steelhead fighting upstream to spawn in the river and its tributaries.
Swim
Fern Canyon
Orick, California
38.5 miles NWA lush, fern-draped canyon in Prairie Creek Redwoods featured in Jurassic Park — just 1 mile of trail with stream crossings, elk on the 8-mile dirt road approach, and a vault toilet at the trailhead.
Hike
Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course
Weaverville, California
39.3 miles SEA mostly open disc golf course with Trinity Alps views, a variety of oak, fir, pine, and fruit trees, and the first three holes running along a creek near Weaverville.
Disc Golf
Miner's Point Disc Golf Course
Weaverville, California
39.6 miles EA free public disc golf course in Weaverville with a rugged character — especially the final 6 hilly holes. Bring the map to stay on course.
Disc Golf
Scotia Firemen Park
Rio Dell, California
41.1 miles SWA riverside swimming hole on the Eel River right by the Scotia baseball park, with a small concrete jetty for jumping — check water levels and current before you leap.
Swim
Stoney Creek Swim Area
Weaverville
41.3 miles EA small, sheltered Forest Service swim beach on a Stoney Creek inlet of Trinity Lake's Stuart Fork arm, 14 miles north of Weaverville. $10 per vehicle, open May 20 to Sept. 12 while lake levels allow.
Swim
Forest Glen
Forest Glen, California
42.6 miles SCamp and Swim near Forest Glen, California
Camp, Swim
Leatherwood Bar
Redcrest, California
43.9 miles SThe Eel River runs alongside the Founders Grove redwoods at this swimming hole across from one of the most iconic groves in California's redwood parks.
Hike, Swim
