Trinidad is a seaside city in Humboldt County, located on the Pacific Ocean 8 miles (13 km) north of the Arcata-Eureka Airport and 15 miles (24 km) north of the college town of Arcata. Trinidad is noted for its coastline, with ten public beaches and offshore rocks, part of the California Coastal National Monument, of which Trinidad is a "Gateway City." Fishing operations related to Trinidad Harbor are vital to both local tourism and commercial fishing interests in the region. Situated at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m) above its own North Coast harbor, Trinidad is one of California's smallest incorporated cities by population, with 367 residents in 2010, up from 311 residents in 2000.
A view of Trinidad from a trail on nearby Trinidad Head on May 27, 2006.
A 2007 view of the coastline south of Trinidad overlooking Trinidad Bay with offshore rocks; part of the California Coastal National Monument.
Trinidad School on January 2, 1913. It as built in the early 1870s and used until 1914. (From Boyle Collection, Humboldt State University Library)
Trinidad seen from Trinidad Head on May 8, 2008.
Humboldt County, California
Humboldt County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,463. The county seat is Eureka.
Aerial view of Humboldt Bay
Mouth of Humboldt County's Little River on the Pacific Coast
Rockefeller Forest, the largest remaining old-growth Redwood forest on earth, is located within Humboldt Redwoods State Park.
The Lanphere Dunes, a protected coastal environment
