Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, Eureka

Name: Fort Humboldt State Historic Park
Address: Highland Ave., Eureka, 95503-3828, United States
Telephone: +1 707-445-6567

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Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, Eureka

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Fort Humboldt State Historic Park is a California state park, located in Eureka, California, United States. Displays interpret the former U.S. Army fort, which was staffed from 1853–1870, the interactions between European Americans and Native Americans in roughly the same period, and both logging equipment and local narrow gauge railroad history of the region. Within the collection, there are trains, logging equipment, including a fully functional Steam Donkey engine, and an authentic Native American dug-out canoe. The Fort overlooks Humboldt Bay from a commanding position atop a bluff. The North Coast regional headquarters of the California State Parks system is located onsite. ()

Established: 1955 (69 years ago)Elevation: 46 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°46'38"N, 124°11'17"W

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Highland Ave.Eureka CityEureka 95503-3828 United States

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+1 707-445-6567

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Fort Humboldt State Historic Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bayshore Mall, Old Town Eureka, HSU First Street Gallery, Sequoia Park Zoo.

~830 ftNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Bayshore Mall, Eureka
5 min walk • Bayshore Mall is an indoor shopping mall in Eureka, California. It is named for its close proximity to Humboldt Bay. The large shopping facility is the only major mall located on the coast north of the San Francisco Bay Area, securing Eureka as the trading center for the entire far North Coast.
2.2 miNE
Square
Old Town Eureka, Eureka
56 min walk • Old Town Eureka in Eureka, California, is a historic district listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. It is an 350-acre area containing 154 buildings mostly from the Victorian era.
2.2 miNE
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
HSU First Street Gallery, Eureka
57 min walk • HSU First Street Gallery was a contemporary, fine arts gallery located in the E. Janssen Building at 422 1st Street in the historic Old Town district of Eureka, California.
2.2 miE
Iconic animal and educational attraction
Sequoia Park Zoo, Eureka
58 min walk • The Sequoia Park Zoo is a zoo located in Eureka, California, operated by the City of Eureka. The zoo is part of a larger park complex including 60-acre of mature second-growth coast redwood forest, Eureka's largest public playground, and a duck pond, in addition to formal and natural gardens.
2.1 miNE
Museum, History museum
Clarke Historical Museum, Eureka
55 min walk • The Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka, California contains the area's premier collection of California North Coast regional and cultural history.
2 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Eureka Theater, Eureka
52 min walk • The Eureka Theater is an Art Moderne–style cinema built in 1939 in Eureka, California. The movie theater was initially proposed in 1937 as part of a larger development that would include a five-story, 162-room hotel, which was soon scaled back to the theater with flanking commercial spaces. Built by theater magnate George M.
2 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka
52 min walk • The Humboldt Arts Council is the official Humboldt County, California, USA arts council, and is located in the Morris Graves Museum of Art.
2.5 miNE
Architecture, Vernacular architecture
Carson Mansion, Eureka
64 min walk • The Carson Mansion is a large Victorian house located in Old Town, Eureka, California.
2.1 miNE
40°48'9"N • 124°9'54"W
Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, Eureka
55 min walk • Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
2.6 miNE
40°48'24"N • 124°9'25"W
Halvorsen Park, Eureka
67 min walk • Park
2.2 miNE
Museum, Art gallery
E. Janssen Building, Eureka
57 min walk • The E. Janssen Building at 422 First Street, Eureka, California, is a two-story Italianate commercial building. It was built in 1875 to be a hardware and general merchandise store.