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Arcata Community Forest Redwoods

Arcata Community Forest in Humboldt. Hike the redwoods and stand inside the biggest stump you find.

Walk from Redwood Park into Arcata's community forest, through fern glades under tall redwoods. Hunt for the biggest old-growth stump you can find, and look for the square notches cut into its sides. Then get a photo of you standing inside it or in front of it for scale. Finish with a picnic back at the park.

  • Date or adventure
  • Half day
  • Easy
  • Free
  • Outdoors
  • Daytime

Good with just you, friends, family, and kids

Redwood Park (Arcata Community Forest trailhead), East Arcata
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Forest hunt! Find each thing.

  1. A giant redwood
  2. A big fern
  3. An old stump
  4. A banana slug
  5. A selfie with the tallest tree!

Checked November 2026

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About this place

Arcata bought this forest in 1955, and it's known as the first city-owned community forest in California. The giant stumps are from the original old-growth redwoods logged in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The notches were cut so loggers could stand on springboards high above the swollen base of the tree. The redwoods around them today are second growth, and the city still manages the forest for careful, sustainable timber harvests.

There are more than ten miles of trails. The short nature trail near Redwood Park has markers about the logging days. Watch for banana slugs on damp days. They're bright yellow and can be longer than your hand.

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