Freshwater Lagoon–Redwood Creek Beach, 3 beaches is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Orick, CA. The route passes Freshwater Lagoon and Redwood Creek Beach before reaching Redwood Creek Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 105 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: California Coastal Trail 41.25830, -124.09548
Nearest town Orick, CA
Directions
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Freshwater Lagoon–Redwood Creek Beach, 3 beaches
3.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 15–104 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: California Coastal Trail · 41.25830, -124.09548
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on California Coastal Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Freshwater Lagoon.
- 50 ftPass Redwood Creek Beach.
- 1.2 miPass Redwood Creek Beach.
- 50 ftReach Freshwater Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% sand33% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue
76°57°
Wed
80°55°
Thu
83°61°
Fri
85°59°
Sat
86°62°
Sun
86°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:10 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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