Welcome to the enchanting Turtle Rocks Oceanfront Inn, situated on three spectacular oceanfront acres of California's North Coast.

The closest oceanfront lodging to Eureka, Turtle Rocks is ideally located in a wind-protected cove just south of Patrick's Point State Park. Perched on a bluff high above the crashing surf the inn commands one of the finest ocean views on the entire West Coast.

Each guest room offers a stunning, unobstructed view of the Pacific Ocean with its waves pounding the huge offshore seastacks known collectively as the Turtle Rocks. Your room was designed and furnished to be a "retreat unto itself" with great space, comfort, and quiet. Enjoy your own private glass-paneled deck overlooking the Pacific, California king-size bed, cable television with remote, free local calls on your in-room phone, high-speed wireless Internet access, and a private bath boasting an over-sized tub/shower. Contemporary furniture and antique amenities blend for an eclectic atmosphere of warmth and comfort.

The Great Room provides a vintage refrigerator with complimentary sparkling juices, soft drinks, and ice. A counter full of inn-baked desserts, fresh fruit, gourmet organic French roast coffee, and hot water for individually-wrapped teas are for your convenience. With its open beamed high ceiling and expansive picture windows, the Great Room also offers Pacific vistas. Grab the house binoculars for a closer look at the sea lion colony on the ocean rocks below or just relax on a sofa with a local newspaper or magazine.

In the morning, a hearty full breakfast buffet awaits you, freshly baked in the Inn kitchen and ready at 9:00 a.m. Your breakfast may be a quiche or casserole egg dish, country-style or scalloped hot potatoes, and yeast rolls. A fresh-cut fruit salad, granola, yogurt, and orange juice are standard breakfast fare. For the early riser, fresh organic French roast coffee is available from 7:00 a.m. and coffee cake hot from the oven at 8:00 a.m.

Step outside onto the glass-paneled redwood deck adjoining the Great Room or follow the meandering path over the bluff to the two-tiered Whale Watch deck with its rocking chairs and chaise lounges, a great spot to unwind to the rhythms of the ocean and feel the rush of a slight sea spray ascending on a billowing breeze.

Less than a mile by foot is the entry to the special 632-acre oceanfront Patrick's Point State Park with its huge rock headlands, promontories, and miles of trails. As part of the Pacific Flyway, one of four continental migration routes, the area is a bird watcher's haven. Big Lagoon, five miles to the north, is an important resting and feeding site for thousands of birds. Redwood National Park is only 15 miles north with 40 miles of coastline and 106,000 acres of protected redwoods. Elk herds often encountered roaming the park lands.

The village town of Trinidad is just to the south with its harbor and pier for fishing and ocean tours, restaurants, post office, gas station, and grocery/deli. Trinidad State Beach and the Trinidad Head trail provide wonderful hiking and coastline scenery. Arcata, 25 minutes south, is a diverse university town with its cultural events, small shops, restaurants, and movie theatres. Ten miles further south is the city of Eureka and its restored Victorian Old Town, Humboldt Bay, and fine Victorian homes.