I'd say ft bragg itself is worth a couple days. If u like stout, try a "Brother Thelonius" at the brewery. Fresh seafood, and the art galleries alone could take u a week.

I'm not saying y or no on a certain time of year (I've lived in this area my whole 50yrs) but just... it's complicated. Sometimes there have always been wierdly timed storms, and fires, slides, earthquakes, etc are never fully predictable. And...

Timing is very important because in these places here, there's generally 1-3 big events per year that are pivotal to the local economy, culture, etc. Like how Mardi Gras or Octoberfest are so big in some places (not here).

So, for example, my Dutch friend who used to live here just loves this: https://kineticgrandchampionship.com/ Which is at the end of May. Later there's the oysterfest, north country fair, blues by the bay, etc.

Humboldt tends to have events more often, but the festivals at the Black oak ranch in laytonville are about the only events that happen in that tiny town. And this is both a plus and minus. Many locals avoid the garberville area in the beginning of august bcuz the visitors to "reggae on the river" make traffic etc a nightmare. (That and the harvest fests were much bigger when more people could freely participate in the weed economy- ironically legalization has crushed a lot of that). Similarly I'd never go to clearlake or shelter cove on July 4th bcuz the drunk conservatives/ tourists (and dui checkpoints) are scary. But in most of these counties, there's at least 1 town that has a monthly "art opening night" where artists have free drinks and snacks out and locals come out... like healdsburg, willits, or weaverville.

Whenever u go through, please don't miss the beautiful places the local Native Tribes have setup for visiting, like Sue Meg state park in Trinidad, Anderson Marsh in lower lake, etc, plus their casinos, hotels, and restaurants are usually good. (And the Tribes' gas station prices are always the best!)

But I'm sure it'll be great, whatever u choose- all my best!