2026 Fishing Season Rates:

• Seldom Inn is $350 per night for 1 to 12 guests.

• Each Sun Cabin is $75 per night for 1 to 4 guests

Yes! You’ll need a fishing license, and possibly a separate Steelhead license. Check with Fish and Wildlife about how to get set up. There are no places to get a license in the Mattole Valley.

Seldom Inn - One full size, two twin, and 4 to 8 bunks. No more than 12 guests are allowed at a time, and that would be pretty tight.

Each Sun Cabin - Limit 4 guests. At least 4 bunks, and no other furniture, but the private showers are nice and hot! Limit 4 guests per Sun Cabin (there are four of them, each rented separately.)

The Mattole runs pretty high in the winter after a good rain, so the riverbank just below camp is narrow. Seldom Inn makes a great base camp for accessing fishing spots all over the Mattole Valley.

Winter rains swell the Mattole River for a few days during and after. Check your favorite weather information source for conditions in Petrolia, CA.

A discharge flow rate of 320cfs at Petrolia is required for fishing. Find current levels on the USGS Website.

If your dates are available, you can be fishing within a day or two usually. We will do our best to process requests quickly one received.

All guests have access to the main campfire pit near the river trail.

Sun Cabins each have:

• Toilet / Toilet Paper (Septic safe)

• Hot shower

• Spring fed water system with hot water, regularly tested for safe drinking

• Double sink vanity

• Bunk beds with foam mattresses but no bedding

Seldom Inn has:

• Firewood

• Toilet Paper (Septic safe)

• Spring fed water system with hot water, regularly tested for safe drinking

• Basic kitchen with a refrigerator and stove, some tools and utensils

• Mattresses but no bedding

You will need to bring bedding and towels, including kitchen towels.

• Pets

• Fireworks

• Firewood (there’s plenty)