The Fortuna Depot Museum

A Must-See While Visiting Fortuna!

The Fortuna Depot Museum is located in Rohner Park near the center of town. The museum is housed in Fortuna’s historic train station, built around 1889. In 1974 the City of Fortuna purchased the old depot and moved it to a new home in Rohner Park. The Depot Museum is a great place to take your family to see displays and investigate Fortuna's past, as well as the history of the Eel River Valley.

Come see our displays and special rooms & features:

Rohner Room
Caboose
Reference Room
Humboldt Beacon Digital Archive

Featured displays include railroad and logging artifacts, a collection of local Native American basketry, a general store display, the Arden Taylor/Vernon Dahl fishing collection, a 4 ½ foot diameter copper Swiss cheese cauldron, and the Al Rogers collection of barbed wire, tools, locks, and 156 antique spark plugs. There are also 4-6 seasonally changing exhibits each year, as well as month-long temporary displays installed by members of Fortuna’s Relic Accumulators’ Club. We also have a Humboldt Beacon archive for visitors who would like to search articles from the past.

Schedule:

The winter schedule is September to May, Thursday - Sunday
The summer schedule is June to August, Monday - Sunday
Depot Museum hours are 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Contact Us Dr. Alexandra Service
Curator
fortunamuseum@ci.fortuna.ca.us

Ph: (707) 725-7645

Located at:
3 Park St.
Fortuna, CA 95540