Enjoy Shelter Cove

Shelter Cove is a beautiful seaside community that is located along the Lost Coast portion of the Northern California coast. Shelter Cove is located about 200 miles north of San Francisco and 70 miles south of Eureka. This portion of the Northern California coastline is among the most rugged part of California. This area is known as California`s "Lost Coast" because it has no access from Highway 1. You can drive to Shelter Cove by driving off Highway 101 about 25 miles west towards the Northern California coast. You can also fly into Shelter Cove`s airport in order to get to your awesome vacation even faster.Shelter Cove offers has a plethora of rich natural resources both on land and at sea. Because of Shelter Cove`s somewhat remote location you can avoid crowds while enjoying all of the salmon fishing and abalone diving. Shelter Cove is one of the few places you can go abalone diving because it is one of the only protected harbors on the northern California coast. Shelter Cove has many great views of the black sand beaches and beautiful seascapes. Shelter Cove is very close to the Avenue of the Giants as well. The Avenue of the Giants is a forest full of Redwoods. Many of these Redwoods are hundreds of years old. There is even a redwood that is so big and old that it has been made into a tunnel that you can drive your car through! helter Cove offers many other activities such as golfing, surfing, camping, hiking the lost coast trail, tide pooling, whale watching, restaurants, or just sitting back and relaxing on the black sand beaches. You don't even have to be an experienced fisherman to go salmon fishing in Shelter Cove. You can take a charter salmon fishing trip that will take you to the best places in Shelter Cove to go salmon fishing. Beginners have even been known to hook 35 pound salmon!

Above all things remember to simply enjoy yourself in the solitude of one of the last undisturbed areas of the Northern California coast. Enjoy Shelter Cove!

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