Marsh Trail Map

Welcome to the
Arcata Marsh &
Wildlife Sanctuary
Humboldt Bay Owl’s Clover
Marbled Godwit
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Great Blue Heron
The 307-acre Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary is home to
the City of Arcata's innovative wastewater treatment facility
and features 5.4 miles of walking and biking paths and an
Interpretive Center. The Sanctuary supports a variety of habitat
types, including salt marsh, freshwater ponds and marshes,
grassy uplands, tidal mudflats, and brackish marshes.
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Interpretive Center
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(707) 826-2359
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Use Regulations
Marshes
The Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary is open
daily 4 am to an hour after sunset.
Dogs must be on a leash at all times.
Please remain on designated trails and roadways.
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Oxidation Pond 1
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Boating on the Bay is recommended at tides
higher than +3.0.
Oxidation Pond 2
Hunting is prohibited within 100 yards of the
land and open water adjacent to the Sanctuary.
No aerial obstructions such as kites,
hang gliders, and model airplanes are allowed.
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USFWS
Humboldt Bay
National Wildlife
Refuge
To report trail concerns call City of Arcata Environmental Services (707) 822-8184.
Website: cityofarcata.org/departments/environmental-services/water-wastewater/wildlife-sanctuary
For emergencies call 911. Photos by Leslie Scopes Anderson. Illustrations by Gary Bloomfield.
Signs funded by the State Coastal Conservancy with funding from Proposition 84,
Park Water Bond 2006, City of Arcata, and Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM).