Lake Anza Beach–Jewel Lake, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. The route passes Lake Anza Beach before reaching Jewel Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 539 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.89610, -122.25536
Nearest town Cragmont, CA
Directions
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Lake Anza Beach–Jewel Lake, 5 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 515–908 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: 37.89610, -122.25536
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Central Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road stop 40 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lake Anza Beach.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Selby Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Memory Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Jewel Lake.
- 300 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Lake Anza Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Memory Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Selby Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 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
76% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Central Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road stop 40 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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