Pitstop in Eureka then onto the redwoods

Jedidiah Smith State Park campsite 

Our final three nights on our trial run.  We made a quick pitstop in Eureka and stayed at a KOA campground. It was nice to finally have unlimited water and electricity.  We realized we needed to charge up our battery before heading to the shady redwoods. I was also able to wash a couple loads of  laundry. The girls enjoyed the hot showers. We  went out to brunch the next morning at Denny's then walked to historic downtown. It was nice to be in an RV friendly city with lots of signs for RV parking. The town of Eureka has done a good job trying to revitalize their historic downtown with good signage and a nice boardwalk. The girls did point out that boardwalks should be wooden, but they are concrete in Eureka. The boardwalk area has no smoking signs all over, but the large vagrant community does not seem to follow the signs.

We stayed at Jedidiah Smith State Park in the redwoods. This was one of our favorite campsites on

our trip. We did not have hookups and in the winter they only have one or two loops open. This was the standard $35 a night rate for state parks in California. We were blessed with a river view of the Smith River. Our campsite was very shady so the solar panels couldn't get much charge, but we squeezed out enough power for two nights. We could walk out of the shade and into the sunlight by the river. The girls found a nice sandy spot to play.

We enjoyed taking bike rides as a family. Ella is finally starting to become a more confidant bike rider. We took a narrow windy drive to look at redwood trees. We got out to hike and found the famous Del Norte Titan. Erin and I had a nice walk together our last morning. This campground felt really safe and they have recently remodeled the bathrooms with nice hot showers for 50 cents for 7 minutes. Jedidiah Smith State Park also has a nice visitor center with a gift shop and a wildlife animal display of native animals. Sad to say it is time to drive home now.

Del Norte Titan