Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area

Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / California

Location: 32 miles north of Eureka on US 101.
Activities: Fishing (small boats allowed), windsurfing.
Special Features: Harry A. Merlo SRA and the adjacent Humboldt Lagoons State Park (see separate entry) include three lagoons that can overflow into the ocean during heavy storms, carving a deep channel that can drop their water levels by as much as 6 feet an hour. Later, the surf and tide reform the beach.
Address: c/o North Coast Redwoods District Office
PO Box 2006
Eureka, CA 95502
Phone: 707-677-3132;
Web: www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=431
Size: 955 acres.

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