The bike and pedestrian trail along the shores of Humboldt Bay between Eureka and Arcata is complete! The new trail fills a major gap in the Humboldt Bay Trail and functions as a key part of the bigger Great Redwood Trail. We’ve been waiting a long time for this, and it’s time to celebrate!
When
Saturday, June 28th, 2025, 3-6 pm
Where
The Adorni Center in Eureka
What to Expect
Earlier in the day, there will be a fun run and a community skate date event on the newly opened trail, followed by an organized bike ride from Arcata to the Adorni Center to kick off the celebration (see below for details). There will also be a Humboldt Transit Authority bus and a bike-hauling vehicle from Wildtrail Tours shuttling between Arcata and Eureka for people who want to ride the bus, or who only want to ride/walk/roll/run one way (see schedule below).
Starting around 3 pm at the Adorni Center, we’ll have live music and a DJ, food trucks and beer, bike rentals and tune-ups, bike valet service, and lots of local nonprofits and agencies providing information and giveaways. The event will start with some mixing and mingling, followed by brief comments from local leaders and trail supporters. After that, it’s just a party!
Bus & Bike-Hauling Schedule
| Leaving 2nd & L Street (Eureka), Headed to Arcata | Leaving South G Street at City Corporation Yard (Arcata), Headed to Eureka |
| 11:00 am | 11:30 am |
| 12:00 pm | 12:30 pm |
| 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm |
| 2:00 pm | 2:30 pm |
| 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm |
| 4:00 pm | 4:30 pm |
| 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm |
| 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm |
| 7:00 pm |
For More Information
If you want to participate, or need more information about the event, please email event co-coordinators Carol Vander Meer (cvandermeer@rcaa.org) and Colin Fiske (colin@transportationpriorities.org).
Celebration Organizers & Supporters
Organizers & supporters of the Humboldt Bay Trail Grand Opening Celebration include the Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities (CRTP), Great Redwood Trail Agency, Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA), Humboldt Trails Council, Ink People Center for the Arts, Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG), County of Humboldt, City of Eureka, City of Arcata, Bike Month Humboldt Coalition, Friends of the Eel River, Humboldt Waterkeeper, Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), Humboldt Bay Bicycle Commuters Association, Redwood Coast Energy Authority, Mir de Silva, and Wildtrail Tours.
Other Trail Events on June 28, 2025
- Trail Clean-Up #1: This event is sponsored by the Humboldt Trails Council’s Volunteer Trail Steward program. From the VTS crew: “Meet at 9 am in the parking lot north of the City of Arcata Corporation Yard. We will focus our work on the mile just north of the new Humboldt Bay Trail South. We will be clearing back brush and berries, removing invasive plants, and picking up trash. This is an area of the trail that has not often gotten much attention. Bring your own gloves if you have them (we have some extras) and water. We supply the tools. All are welcome. We will have a sandwich bar at noon. Please RSVP (or direct any questions) to Rees at hughes@humboldt.edu if you plan to join us so that we can have an adequate tool and food supply. If you are a cyclist, since we will be working well south on the Bay Trail, you might consider riding your bicycle to our meeting spot and then cycling to the work area.
- Trail Clean-Up #2: This event is sponsored by PacOut Green Team. Volunteers will meet in the Samoa Bridge boat launch parking lot in Eureka at 8:45 am to sign in. The cleanup will commence at 9:00 am and end at 10:00 am. For detailed information see https://pacoutgreenteam.org/event/6-28-2025-samoa-bridges-boat-launch-eureka/.
- Final Four Fun Run: Choose your own adventure! Get out on the morning of the Grand Opening Celebration and use an app to record your Run, Walk or Jog or go from Adorni Center as far as you like and back. Find the Humboldt Bay Marathon table to submit your distance, enter a raffle, and tell us your favorite part of the new trail. While the Humboldt Bay Marathon supports this fun way of recording your own adventure, this is not a sponsored event. You run/walk/jog at your own risk.
- Skate Date: Rollerskaters, skateboarders, and scooter-riders, join for a one-way skate from Arcata to Eureka on the public trail! Departing at 11:30 am from 600 South G Street (across from RampArt Indoor Skate Park). Return bus leaves from the Adorni Center in Eureka on the hour – bring some shoes to change into for the bus! This is a community skate on a public trail, so there are no RSVPs and each participant is responsible for themselves/their group.
- Bike Ride to the Celebration sponsored by CRTP and Latino Outdoors: Meet at 1 pm at the Klopp Lake parking lot at the end of South I Street in Arcata. Bike back on your own schedule, or return bus leaves from the Adorni Center in Eureka on the hour, along with bike transport, for those who only want to bike one way.