Crescent Beach & Coastal Trail is a 15-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Crescent City, CA. The route reaches Crescent Beach. It climbs 1,878 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi92 – 1,047 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70741, -124.14266
Nearest town Crescent City, CA
Directions
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Crescent Beach & Coastal Trail
15 mi · ▲ 1,878 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Elevation 93–1,048 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: 41.70741, -124.14266
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Crescent Beach.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 7.4 miContinue straight onto Coastal Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Crescent Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 7.5 miTurn 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
1% gravel1% dirt98% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 77°F53°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity67%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:33 PM
Tue
81°58°
Wed
74°54°
Thu
79°56°
Fri
81°55°
Sat
89°58°
Sun
91°59°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:05 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Crescent Beach & Coastal Trail 1.6 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Coastal Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 1,878 ft
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