Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. The route passes Lake Anza Beach and Lake Anza before reaching Jewel Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 512 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi554 – 902 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.2 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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Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 5 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 556–902 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
- Start on Lake Anza Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lake Anza Beach.
- 250 ftPass Lake Anza.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Selby Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Memory Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Jewel Lake.
- 150 ftReach Lake Anza, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Memory Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Selby Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lake Anza Road, 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.
Trail surface
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Lake Anza Road Trailhead
- Lake Anza Beach–Jewel Lake, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 539 ft
- Seaview Viewpoint–Lake Anza, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft
- Lake Anza Beach–Jewel Lake, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 727 ft
- Briones Valley Viewpoint–Seaview Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft
- Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 8 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Lake Anza Beach–Jewel Lake, 7 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 811 ft
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