The road from Humboldt State Redwoods to Mattole might be a little easier than the one from Ferndale -- I did it with a small trailer. Slowly and carefully. The campground is wonderful -- very isolated. Bring warm clothes. Since we come from warm dry calm polluted Southern California, we found Mattole to be terrific -- lots of ocean wind, cold air, moist air, clean air. If you like to breathe, it is a great place. If you like to hang out on a warm beach, it is not.
Also bring sandals for walking on the beach. Hiking boots get full of sand. Don't ask me how I know this.
