Dead Lake Trail
3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Dead Lake Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Tolowa Dunes State Park near Crescent City, CA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dead Lake Trail
3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 44–87 ft
Out & Back · Tolowa Dunes State Park
Trailhead: 41.79442, -124.21958
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 72°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dead Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Dead Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:14 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:05 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Sand Hill Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Beach Sunset Point & Beach Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Sweetwater Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Dead Lake Trail & Sweetwater Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Beach Sunset Point–Beach Trail, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Lake Earl–Beach Sunset Point, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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