Hookton Slough Trail
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Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Click for map. The second trail on Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge has a parking lot on up the road, but they've closed the gate on that one too. Parking is a little harder to come by nearby, but I did manage to get off the pavement safely to give the trail a try. There's no long hike to get to it from the road. Another closed gate, but a lot closer to the regular trail parking. Daffodils have joined the wild onions in bloom here. The trail is nice and wide to keep that mandatory "social distancing" if there was anyone else here. The slough is along the right side and water puddles on the left. It is split off from the ocean by the dyke the trail follows, but is likely to be a little brackish. The ducks and herons and egrets seem to like that side better. Some of that wide trail beside the slough. Great egret stalking along some sort of dry land.