Freshwater Lagoon–Redwood Creek, 4 lakes is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Orick, CA. The route passes Freshwater Lagoon, Redwood Creek Beach and Redwood Creek Beach before reaching Redwood Creek at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 43 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: California Coastal Trail 41.26677, -124.09761
Nearest town Orick, CA
Directions
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Freshwater Lagoon–Redwood Creek, 4 lakes
7.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 10–43 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: California Coastal Trail · 41.26677, -124.09761
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on California Coastal Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Freshwater Lagoon.
- 50 ftPass Redwood Creek Beach.
- 1.2 miPass Redwood Creek Beach.
- 2.7 miPass Redwood Creek.
- 150 ftReach Freshwater Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.9 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
47% sand53% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F50°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue
76°56°
Wed
81°55°
Thu
84°61°
Fri
86°60°
Sat
87°62°
Sun
87°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:03 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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