12 miles north of Eureka, and serving Arcata, Blue Lake & Trinidad as well as Mckinleyville, the new Holiday Inn Express Arcata has a residential/rural setting just south of Eureka Airport (free shuttle available), half a mile from the Pacific Ocean and within half an hour's drive of various attractions along the far north coast of California including Trinidad State Beach, Humboldt Lagoons State Park and Redwood National Park. The 70 room hotel, built in a Spanish mission style, has an indoor pool, newsstand & gift shop, and fitness center. Free continental breakfast is served and the nearest restaurants are around half a mile away.