Mattole Road Closed Until Further Notice
Press release from California State Parks:
California State Parks today closed Mattole Road in Humboldt Redwoods State Park until further notice due to the recent storm damage and the risk for a potential landslide. The closure is located 1.5 miles west of the juncture with Highway 101. Mattole Road runs west from the highway at the confluence of the south fork and main stem of the Eel River, then traverses through Humboldt Redwoods State Park.
This is an active situation, and the extent of the damage or stability of the roadway is currently unknown. There is potential for a landslide in this area and drivers and pedestrians should stay well away in case of significant subsidence. For drivers on the west side of the closure, the best detour is to go west and north on the Mattole Road towards Ferndale, then connect to Highway 101 from there.There is no current estimate of when the road will reopen but up-to-date information will be provided at the park’s website: parks.ca.gov/HumboldtRedwoods. The public is also urged to check road closures at Caltrans’ website: QuickMap.dot.ca.gov. There are a number of park units in the North Coast Redwoods and across the state impacted by the winter storms. For the latest updates, please visit parks.ca.gov/incidents and check with the park unit you plan to visit before heading out as conditions can change without notice.Crack in Mattole Road, Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Photo from California State Parks. [Photo provided by State Parks]
UPDATE: A ‘Fluid Situation’: Active Slide Continues to Halt Traffic on Bull Creek Road
Earlier: [Update: Road Closed] Main Access to Petrolia and Honeydew Compromised
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Lets hope Huckleberry Hill holds or its going to be quite the drive to town from the west!!!
Please everyone if you have friends/relatives/buyers/whomever from out of the area here visiting, remind them to NEVER trust GPS here!!!!
We can save our first responders some time&energy by making sure folks dont try to use GPS and take roads that are either closed or are no longer roads.
Out by AP some folks were trying to get to 101 from 36 so took roads to AP but had no idea where garberville was and they were almost out of gas. Glad they asled us where to go.
Thats the other thing I tell folks who are visiting, there are many stretches with no gas available so fill up while you can.
We could really use those signs on 101&back roads that show how many miles to nearest gas.
If they leave there car to get gas , they will need tires ,all new windows and be missing anything of value,