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Arcata Field Office

The Arcata Field Office is responsible for the administration of natural resources, lands, and mineral programs on over 200,000 acres of public land in Northwestern California. The Area includes the King Range National Conservation Area, the Headwaters Forest Reserve, and the Trinidad Gateway to the California Coastal National Monument.
The Arcata Field Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Staff are available to answer questions about BLM programs, file mining claims, assist with research and interpretation of BLM records, sell maps and passes, and provide recreation brochures to help you plan your next trip.
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Public Room

Visit our public room to find maps, brochures and BLM California programs.
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Fire Restrictions

Find the latest fire restrictions for the Arcata Field Office.
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Firewood Permits

A permit is required for collecting firewood on BLM managed lands.
The NCA encompasses 68,000 acres along 35 miles of coastline roughly 200 miles north of San Francisco. An abrupt wall of mountains towers 4,000 feet above this spectacular and remote stretch of the 'Lost
Coast'.
King Range National Conservation Area
The NCA encompasses 68,000 acres along 35 miles of coastline roughly 200 miles north of San Francisco. An abrupt wall of mountains towers 4,000 feet above this spectacular and remote stretch of the 'Lost
Coast'.
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Lacks Creek is a recreational treasure hidden in the coast range and offers a wide range of outdoor opportunities. Ride your horse or bike along the shared use trails, or find your own secluded campsite with a view.
Lacks Creek Management Area
Lacks Creek is a recreational treasure hidden in the coast range and offers a wide range of outdoor opportunities. Ride your horse or bike along the shared use trails, or find your own secluded campsite with a view.
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Connecting the Pacific Ocean with the land, the California Coastal National Monument provides unique coastal habitat for marine-dependent wildlife and vegetation on more than 20,000 rocks, islands, exposed reefs and pinnacles along the California coastline, as well as 7,924 acres of public land in six onshore units.
California Coastal National Monument
Connecting the Pacific Ocean with the land, the California Coastal National Monument provides unique coastal habitat for marine-dependent wildlife and vegetation on more than 20,000 rocks, islands, exposed reefs and pinnacles along the California coastline, as well as 7,924 acres of public land in six onshore units.
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As a visitor to this 300 acre park you may take advantage of a wide variety of recreational activities, including hiking, surfing, fishing, sightseeing, beachcombing, off-highway vehicle (OHV) use, picnicking, and birdwatching.
Samoa Dunes
As a visitor to this 300 acre park you may take advantage of a wide variety of recreational activities, including hiking, surfing, fishing, sightseeing, beachcombing, off-highway vehicle (OHV) use, picnicking, and birdwatching.
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The 7,472-acre Headwaters Forest Reserve was established in 1999 after a decade-long grassroots effort to protect the world’s last unprotected, intact, old-growth redwood forest ecosystem.
Headwaters Forest Preserve
The 7,472-acre Headwaters Forest Reserve was established in 1999 after a decade-long grassroots effort to protect the world’s last unprotected, intact, old-growth redwood forest ecosystem.
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The Ma-‘e’l Dunes offers a range of recreational opportunities that allow visitors to experience a diverse and dynamic coastal landscape of forests and salt marshes, sand dunes and beaches.
Ma-le'l Dunes
The Ma-‘e’l Dunes offers a range of recreational opportunities that allow visitors to experience a diverse and dynamic coastal landscape of forests and salt marshes, sand dunes and beaches.
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Georeferenced Maps

Heading out for a remote adventure?  No cell coverage?  No problem. The BLM has developed georeferenced maps compatible with any georeferenced map mobile application. Click here for more information and instructions.

Brochures

Leadership

Collin Ewing

Field Manager
Phone:
707-825-2300
Fax:
707-825-2301
Email:

Paul Sever

King Range Area Manager
Phone:
707-986-5400
Fax:
(707) 986-5401
Email:

Latest News

Contact

Mailing Address:
1695 Heindon Road
Arcata, CA 95521-4573
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 707-825-2300
Fax: 707-825-2301
Hours:
Monday through Friday from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

TTY/Relay System

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

NOTICES

After public consultation, The Bureau of Land Management has developed and submitted off-highway vehicle grant proposals to California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. Anyone interested can review and comment on the preliminary applications from March 4 to May 5, by visiting the grants section at https://ohv.parks.ca.gov, or by submitting written comments to the field offices by mail or email.

5/18/2024 - The BLM is implementing new fees for recreation sites in the King Range National Conservation Area on the North Coast, and for the Steiner Flat and Ohl Olsen campgrounds managed by the Redding Field Office, to improve access to public lands, enhance public health and safety, and better protect natural resources. Press Release.

Hunting and shooting are prohibited at the Lost Coast Headlands.

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