If you're looking for a motel or hotel base for your visit to Redwood National Park along the northern coast of California, look into Arcata, CA, located just north of Eureka on Highway 101.
You've probably heard of Arcata through media coverage of its Kinetic Sculpture event--a wild race between human-powered amphibious all-terrain works of art, held every Memorial weekend to the appreciative whoops and hollers of the tourists and townsfolk alike.

You want to go to California wine country--and for good reason. Not only will you see the scenic splendor of soft hills covered with vineyards, but you'll also have the opportunity to enjoy the history, architecture, and some of the best restaurants in the U.S. However, since Napa and Sonoma Valleys don't have their own commercial airports, you will need to select among airports nearby, including the Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, and the airports in Sacramento (SMF), San Francisco (SFO), and Oakland (OAK).

This year, consider visiting the stunningly gorgeous Humboldt Redwoods State Park, which offers the largest remaining stand of old growth redwoods in the world--more than 17,000 acres. It is also the home of some of the oldest recorded coastal redwood trees, a few of which are more than 2,200 years old.

I bet you didn't know that an acre in Humboldt Redwoods State Park was found to contain a greater density of organic material than found in the Amazon rain forest--according to The Humboldt Redwoods Interpretive Association and others--actually seven times greater.

This article gives you the pros and cons of the airports closest to Mendocino and the Redwood Park area, so you can decide which airport is best for you.

Airports Serving Mendocino

The immediate Mendocino area has no airports except the Little River Airport for small private planes. You will need to fly into another city and then drive or take a series of buses to reach the Mendocino coast.