Lake Earl–Beach Sunset Point, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Lake Earl–Beach Sunset Point, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Tolowa Dunes State Park near Crescent City, CA. The route passes Beach Sunset Point and Lake Earl. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lake Earl–Beach Sunset Point, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 13–58 ft
Out & Back · Tolowa Dunes State Park
Trailhead: Sand Hill Road · 41.79633, -124.22373
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beach Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Beach Sunset Point.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Cadre Point Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Lake Earl, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Peninsula Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cadre Point Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Beach Trail, heading S.
- 1 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Sand Hill Road Trailhead
- Beach Sunset Point–Beach Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Sand Hill Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Sand Hill Road 2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Lake Earl–Beach Sunset Point, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Sand Hill Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Sand Hill Road 2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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