Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 7 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. The route passes Lake Anza Beach, Lake Anza and Jewel Lake. It climbs 958 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 7 sights
9 mi · ▲ 958 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 365–941 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: Wildcat Gorge Trail · 37.89399, -122.24601
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Tilden Park Brazilian Room stop 76 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Anza Beach.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Anza.
- 50 ftBear left onto Selby Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Anza Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Selby Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Memory Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Jewel Lake.
- 450 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn right onto Leonards trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftReach Lake Anza, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right onto Leonards trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading W.
- 2 miTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading SE.
- 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 W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lake Anza Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Selby Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tilden Park Brazilian Room stop 76 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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