Blue Lake

"Blue Lake packs an surprising amount into a small footprint, from the globally touring Dell'Arte theater company to a redwood timber legacy still visible at the Blue Lake Museum. The Mad River runs through it all like a silver ribbon, while a rare sunny microclimate sets the town apart from Humboldt's usual coastal fog and feeds its surrounding farms. Mad River Brewing's tribally-owned ales and the Blue Lake Casino Hotel round out a town well worth the detour off Highway 299."