Marina guide
Woodley Island Marina
Eureka, Humboldt County, CA
Overview
Woodley Island Marina is the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District's marina, on Woodley Island across the channel from downtown Eureka. Its 237 slips hold commercial fishing boats, recreational boats, research vessels and safety vessels, and it can take boats up to about 114 feet.
Visiting by boat
Slip D-23 is the guest dock, with a two-hour courtesy tie-up. Call on VHF 14 or (707) 443-0801 before docking. Most boats over 75 feet can be fit in, but call at least a week ahead. Transient berths have power and water.
On the island
There's a café and bar, laundry and showers, the Ship Shop chandlery, a fish cleaning station and kayak rentals with a launching area. Working boats can use 2-ton and 1-ton hoists plus a work dock and island work area. Pump-out and used-oil disposal are on site. Fuel, groceries and restaurants are across the channel in downtown Eureka.
Getting out to sea
Ocean trips cross the Humboldt Bay bar, a Coast Guard Regulated Navigation Area that can be restricted or closed, with notices on VHF 16 and 22A. Get a bar report at (707) 443-2212 or on VHF 22A. The bar is always worse on an outgoing tide.
Getting there & access
Checking in
Call the marina on VHF 14 or at (707) 443-0801 before docking. Boats over 75 feet should call at least a week in advance.
Guest dock
Slip D-23 is a two-hour courtesy tie-up for quick stops. Longer stays are billed at the posted daily, weekly or monthly transient rates.
Crossing the bar
Coming in from sea or heading out means crossing the Humboldt Bay bar. Get a Coast Guard bar report at (707) 443-2212 or on VHF 22A, and listen for restriction or closure notices on VHF 16 and 22A.
By road
The marina is at 601 Startare Drive on Woodley Island, across the channel from downtown Eureka, where you'll find fuel, groceries and restaurants.
Amenities
- Guest dock — Slip D-23, two-hour courtesy tie-up
- Dockside power and water — At slips, including transient berths
- Pump-out and oil disposal — Sewage pump-out and used-oil disposal
- Hoists and work yard — 2-ton and 1-ton hoists, work dock and island work area
- Laundry and showers — On the island
- Chandlery — Ship Shop chandlery
- Food — Café and bar
- Fish cleaning — Fish cleaning station
- Paddling — Kayak rentals and launching area
Rules & official resources
- Contact the marina on VHF 14 or at (707) 443-0801 before docking
- The D-23 guest dock is a two-hour courtesy tie-up
- Vessels over 75 ft should call at least one week in advance
- The Coast Guard may impose a bar restriction, barring recreational, uninspected passenger, small passenger and commercial fishing vessels from the entrance Regulated Navigation Area, or a bar closure for all vessels; bar restrictions and closures are announced by Broadcast Notice to Mariners on VHF-FM channels 16 and 22A
- California Boater Card required for all operators of motorized vessels, regardless of age, since January 1, 2025
Common boat service needs here
Hull cleaning
Boats berthed year-round in the bay's salt water grow fouling on hulls and running gear. Regular diver cleaning keeps them efficient.
Find Bottom Cleaning, Hull Cleaning & Dive Services providers →Engine and mechanical work
With hoists and a work yard on the island, fishing and recreational boats here keep up engine service so they can trust it on the bar.
Find Marine Mechanics & Engine Service providers →Canvas and covers
Wet North Coast winters are hard on canvas, covers and cushions on boats left in the slip. Good covers and repairs keep water out.
Find Canvas, Covers & Upholstery providers →Electronics
VHF radios for check-in and bar reports, plus navigation electronics for foggy coastal runs, are routine service items.
Find Marine Electrical & Electronics providers →Guides & FAQs
Nearby providers
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Sources
Last verified October 6, 2026