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Redwood National and State Parks

Freshwater Lagoon & Redwood Creek Beach via California Coastal Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min

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
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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 Aug 3: Overcast, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on California Coastal Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Freshwater Lagoon.
  3. 50 ftPass Redwood Creek Beach.
  4. 1.2 miPass Redwood Creek Beach.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftReach Freshwater Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/freshwater-lagoon-redwood-creek-beach-out-back-4-km-f9c7

Trail surface

100% sand

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F50°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 76°56°
Wed 81°55°
Thu 84°61°
Fri 86°60°
Sat 87°62°
Sun 87°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.

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