Freshwater Lagoon & Redwood Creek Beach via California Coastal Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Orick, CA. The route passes Freshwater Lagoon and Redwood Creek Beach before reaching Redwood Creek Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 43 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: California Coastal Trail 41.26677, -124.09761
Nearest town Orick, CA
Directions
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Freshwater Lagoon & Redwood Creek Beach via California Coastal Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
Elevation 15–43 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: California Coastal Trail · 41.26677, -124.09761
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on California Coastal Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Freshwater Lagoon.
- 50 ftPass Redwood Creek Beach.
- 1.2 miPass Redwood Creek Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach Freshwater Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 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
100% sand
Weather
Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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