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Lagoon Pond–Wilson Creek Beach, 3 beaches is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near False Klamath, CA. The route passes Lagoon Pond before reaching Wilson Creek Beach at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 46 ft1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yurok Loop Trail 41.59425, -124.09916
Nearest town False Klamath, CA

Directions

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Lagoon Pond–Wilson Creek Beach, 3 beaches

1.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 26 min

Elevation 18–45 ft

Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks

Trailhead: Yurok Loop Trail · 41.59425, -124.09916

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:33 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yurok Loop Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lagoon Pond.
  3. 500 ftBear right onto Coastal Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miPass Wilson Creek Beach.
  5. 100 ftReach Lagoon Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Yurok Loop Trail, heading SE.
  7. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:33 PM
Tue 75°55°
Wed 74°54°
Thu 79°56°
Fri 81°55°
Sat 89°58°
Sun 92°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 9:04 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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