Tilden Regional Park

Seaview Viewpoint–Lake Anza, 5 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Seaview Viewpoint–Lake Anza, 5 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. The route passes Lake Anza Beach and Lake Anza before reaching Seaview Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,085 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 1,627 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Anza Road 37.89743, -122.25373
Nearest town Cragmont, CA · Official trailhead info (ebparks.org)

Directions

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Seaview Viewpoint–Lake Anza, 5 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 680–1,628 ft

Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park

Trailhead: Lake Anza Road · 37.89743, -122.25373

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Central Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road stop 231 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Anza Beach.
  3. 200 ftPass Lake Anza.
  4. 400 ftTurn left onto Lake Anza Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Curran Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftReach Seaview Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Seaview Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.2 miSharp left onto Curran Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Anza Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 450 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

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Central Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road stop 231 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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