Stone Lagoon via California Coastal Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Stone Lagoon via California Coastal Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Humboldt Lagoons State Park near Big Lagoon, CA. The route reaches Stone Lagoon at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 605 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Stone Lagoon via California Coastal Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 18–275 ft
Out & Back · Humboldt Lagoons State Park
Trailhead: Dry Lagoon Walk-in Camp · 41.21943, -124.10860
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 68°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Dry Lagoon Walk-in Camp, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto California Coastal Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Stone Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2.5 miBear left onto Dry Lagoon Walk-in Camp, heading S.
- 0.2 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 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.
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- No dogs on part of this route
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