SATURDAY, MAY 16 at 9 A.M.

Humboldt Bay Trail, Arcata-Eureka, Community Clean-up Event

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Saturday, May 16, 2026, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Location: Trailhead at the foot of the Eureka Slough Bridge, behind Target

The community is invited to participate in the first-ever Community Clean-up Event along the recently opened section of the Humboldt Bay Trail connecting Arcata to Eureka. The event will be held on Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., followed by a free lunch next to the trailhead at the foot of the Eureka Slough Bridge behind Target. It has been almost a year since the 4.3-mile section of trail connecting Arcata to Eureka opened, providing beautiful views of Humboldt Bay and a safe, shared path to walk, ride, or roll. If you value this trail, please sign up to participate in the clean-up event sponsored by Humboldt Trails Council and the County of Humboldt. Volunteers will meet at the trail head behind Target at 9 a.m. for a safety talk and distribution of gloves, trash pickers, bags, and hand tools needed to collect trash and trim invasive vegetation along the trail. Community Volunteers, guided by trail crew leaders, will work their way north on the trail, towards Arcata, meeting up with Humboldt Trails Council volunteers, working south from the northern portion of the trail.

Please RSVP if you are planning to attend by contacting the VTS Coordinator at vtscoordinator@humtrails.org. For questions about volunteering for the Humboldt Bay Trail Eureka Slough to Bracut, contact pccarlson@gmail.com, or carol.vandermeer@gmail.com. For volunteer information about the Waterfront North Trail, contact gretchzig@gmail.com.

The new section of the Humboldt Bay Trail connecting Eureka to Arcata is 4.3 miles long extending from the Bracut area to the bridge over the Eureka Slough behind Target. The trail is managed by the County of Humboldt and offers beautiful views of Humboldt Bay and interpretive signs with cultural and natural history information.

The Humboldt Trails Council (HTC) is a non-profit that serves as a unified voice to support development, maintenance, connection to, and use of trails for recreation and transportation throughout Humboldt County, California. The Volunteer Trail Stewards is a program of the HTC supporting long-term maintenance of the trails in Humboldt County.

DATES/TIMES

• Saturday, May 16 : 9 a.m.-noon

WHERE

• See Event Description

PRICE

• Free