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Humboldt Lagoons State Park

Agate Beach Viewpoint & Agate Beach via California Coastal Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Agate Beach Viewpoint & Agate Beach via California Coastal Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Humboldt Lagoons State Park near Big Lagoon, CA. The route passes Agate Beach before reaching Agate Beach Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 412 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly sand. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi-7 – 207 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dry Lagoon Walk-in Camp 41.21943, -124.10860
Nearest town Big Lagoon, CA
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Agate Beach Viewpoint & Agate Beach via California Coastal Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation -7–207 ft

Out & Back · Humboldt Lagoons State Park

Trailhead: Dry Lagoon Walk-in Camp · 41.21943, -124.10860

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 68°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Dry Lagoon Walk-in Camp, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto California Coastal Trail, heading W.
  3. 4.6 miPass Agate Beach.
  4. 1.7 miReach Agate Beach Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 6.3 miTurn right onto Dry Lagoon Walk-in Camp, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/agate-beach-viewpoint-agate-beach-out-back-3-beaches-21-km

Trail surface

93% sand7% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 68°F52°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 74°58°
Wed 83°56°
Thu 85°62°
Fri 87°59°
Sat 87°60°
Sun 88°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:03 PM.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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