town.petrolia

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Photo Credit © Copyright Elijah Nouvelage Mattole Valley is where the first oil well was drilled in California. The oil eventually dried up & what is left is a small town in a beautiful green valley, with a general store, a post office & one gas station.

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elevation: 122'

population: 347

zip code: 95558

Coastal

terrain:
Coastal foothills surrounded by rivers & creeks

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location:
Humboldt County
S of Eureka
off Interstate 101

recreation:

camping

fishing

Hiking

Beaches

Rivers and Creeks

Punta Gorda Lighthouse

The Lost Coast Trail

Redwood Forests

parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

Humboldt Redwoods State Park

The Lost Coast

Mattole River

Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park

Mattole Recreation Site

Sinkyone Wilderness State Park

petrolia campgrounds

Humboldt Redwoods Camping
Grizzly Creek Redwood Campgrounds
BLM Camps - Kings Range/Lost Coast
Mattole Campground BLM
Honeydew Creek Campground
Horse Mountain Campground
Tolkan Campground
Nadelos Campground
Wailaki Campground
Usal Beach Campground

description:
Small town close to beach in NorCal. Set amongst hills, creeks and rivers, Petrolia was an oil drilling region (hence the name), but now an agricultural area.

nearby towns:
Ferndale
Loleta
Shelter Cove
Garberville

local links:

Mattole Restoration Council
Mattole Valley Historical Society
CounterPunch
Lost Coast Photos
Lost Coast Outpost

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