Samoa Cookhouse
The last logging camp cookhouse in the West, serving hearty family-style meals at long tables, with a logging museum on site.
The Samoa Cookhouse was built in the 1890s as a camp kitchen for loggers and mill workers. It still keeps the traditions of communal long-table dining, pricing by the head and unlimited helpings, and its breakfast of pancakes and fried chicken fillets is popular. A small museum on logging history inside the cookhouse is free to visit. It is located on the Samoa Peninsula across from Eureka and is reached by crossing a bridge.
Opening hours
About 07:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Old Town Eureka
- Carson Mansion
- Sequoia Park Zoo
- Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary
- Arcata Plaza
- Arcata Community Forest
- Moonstone Beach
- Trinidad Head