Agate Beach Viewpoint & Agate Beach via California Coastal Trail is a 12.7-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, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 267 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly sand. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi-7 – 213 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: California Coastal Trail 41.22231, -124.10794
Nearest town Big Lagoon, CA
Directions
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Agate Beach Viewpoint & Agate Beach via California Coastal Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 267 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation -7–213 ft
Out & Back · Humboldt Lagoons State Park
Trailhead: California Coastal Trail · 41.22231, -124.10794
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 · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on California Coastal Trail, heading W.
- 4.6 miPass Agate Beach.
- 1.8 miReach Agate Beach Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Agate Beach Trail, heading E.
- 6.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% sand4% 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.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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