Editing McKinleyville, California (section)

==Transportation==

===Land===
[[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]] extends north and south through the community. The route lies to the west of the majority of the community and bisects a small portion of the area. [[California State Route 299|State Route 299]] connects to U.S. Route 101 at the northern end of the nearby city of Arcata. SR 299 begins at that point and extends easterly to serve as the major traffic artery to the east for the community of McKinleyville. SR 200 also falls within the area, on the southernmost area of the city, letting drivers get to SR 299 without needing to get to US 101.

Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA) is the major provider of public bus transportation in McKinleyville and the county. HTA has several stops in McKinleyville.<ref>http://www.hta.org/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> Dial-A-Ride service is available from Humboldt Senior Resource Center through an application process, and ticket strips can be purchased at the McKinleyville Senior Center.

At times, vehicle traffic into and out of McKinleyville has been restricted due to [[landslide]]s on the U.S. routes. A [[1980 Eureka earthquake|magnitude 7.0 earthquake]] on November 8, 1980, caused a freeway overpass at Tompkins Hill, just south of Eureka, to partially collapse.<ref name=cg>{{citation|title=Gorda Basin Earthquake, Northwestern California|url=http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqpapers/00000050.htm|first=R. T.|last=Kilbourne|first2=G. J.|last2=Saucedo|year=1981|journal=California Geology|volume=34|number=3|access-date=January 29, 2007|archive-date=February 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207191157/http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqpapers/00000050.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Hammond Trail====
The [[Hammond Trail]] consists of over {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails linking Arcata, McKinleyville, and the surrounding areas. Following the historic [[Hammond Lumber Company]] railroad grade, the trail begins at the Hammond Bridge – which crosses the [[Mad River (California)|Mad River]] near the [[Mad River County Park]] – and extends north to [[Clam Beach County Park]] just south of [[Little River State Beach]]. There is an overnight campground at Clam Beach County Park.

The Hammond Trail is also a recreation and transportation corridor traveling through rural and suburban areas of [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]] and is a part of both the [[California Coastal Trail]] (CCT) and the [[Pacific Coast Bike Route]] (PCBR).

===Air===
The Arcata–Eureka Airport is a full-service airport located in McKinleyville. The name of the airport comes from the names of the primary population centers that it serves. The location of this airport was chosen to serve as an experimental field to test landing during heavy fog conditions. Due to weather patterns and geographic conditions, the area is one of the foggiest in [[Northern California]].<ref>[http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/rvp/101things-humboldt/index.php http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/rvp/101things-humboldt/index.php] ''nxtbook.com''{{Dead link|date=October 2021|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>