Golf in Benbow

Benbow is a small community in Humboldt County in the Eel River Valley, south of Garberville along US Highway 101. The community sits in a narrow river canyon where the Eel River runs south through the inner Coast Range. Humboldt County extends well inland from the coast, encompassing the mountain terrain and river valleys of the Eel River watershed. Benbow is a quiet waypoint on the Highway 101 corridor, with the Benbow Lake State Recreation Area nearby providing camping and seasonal recreation along the river. The community has a small permanent population and is primarily a stopping point for travelers heading between San Francisco and Humboldt County. The surrounding terrain of dense forest and river canyon is typical of the inland Humboldt County landscape, where the river valley provides the main passage through the mountain terrain.