Crescent Beach & California Coastal Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Crescent City, CA. The route reaches Crescent Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 16 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74659, -124.17874
Nearest town Crescent City, CA
Directions
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Crescent Beach & California Coastal Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 5–17 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: 41.74659, -124.17874
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 74°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Crescent Beach.
- 150 ftBear left onto California Coastal Trail, heading E.
- 2 miReach Crescent Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% sand2% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 74°F54°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity82%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:34 PM
Tue
68°51°
Wed
74°54°
Thu
80°56°
Fri
81°56°
Sat
89°59°
Sun
92°59°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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