Mattole Road (Lost Coast)

We don't rate roads as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a road is, and popular riding roads have more crashes partly because more people ride them. What the records show: 4 motorcycle crashes were reported along its 80.8 mapped miles from 2021–2025, 3 of them serious or fatal. 100% involved no other vehicle. What to watch for: Very remote, broken pavement, steep single-lane grades and cattle. No fuel between Ferndale and Honeydew.

4 motorcycle crashes were reported within 60 m of the road from 2021–2025: 3 killed or seriously injured someone, and 0 were fatal. 100% involved no other vehicle. Busier roads have more crashes partly because more people ride them, so these counts don't say how risky the road is.

Campgrounds and RV parks within about 5 miles of the road (straight line), nearest first. Seasons, fire restrictions and closures change, so check with whoever runs it before you go.

• Arthur W. Way County Memorial Park Campground179 ft · 0.1 mi from the roadOn the mapWebsite
• Baxter Environmental CampCalifornia State Parks · 2 sites · 351 ft · 0.1 mi from the road · feeOn the map
• Hamilton Barn Environmental CampCalifornia State Parks · 3 sites · 334 ft · 0.1 mi from the road · feeOn the map
• Albee Creek CampgroundCalifornia State Parks · 40 sites · 352 ft · 0.2 mi from the road · water, toilets, showers, feeOn the mapWebsite
• Cuneo Creek Horse CampCalifornia State Parks · 469 ft · 0.2 mi from the road · water, toilets, showers, feeOn the mapWebsite
• Humboldt County Fairgrounds RV Park & Campground26 ft · 0.9 mi from the roadOn the map

Campgrounds from Recreation.gov (federal campgrounds, 2026-10-18) and OpenStreetMap (2026-09-28); water, toilets and showers only where they're listed. Elevation from USGS.

What is Mattole Road (Lost Coast) like to ride?

The Lost Coast loop from Ferndale over the Wildcat hills to the ocean, Petrolia and Honeydew.

How long is Mattole Road (Lost Coast)?

About 80.8 miles as mapped in OpenStreetMap, for the stretch we cover.

Is Mattole Road (Lost Coast) open today?

Check Caltrans QuickMap (quickmap.dot.ca.gov) for closures, chain controls and roadwork before you go. Mountain roads close for snow, rockslides and fire, and some sections close every winter.