Three Mile Beach–Strawberry Beach, 6 beaches is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Gordola, CA. The route passes Fern Grotto Beach, Sand Plant Beach, Fern Grotto Beach and 4 more before reaching Three Mile Beach at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 75 ft9.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.96100, -122.08706
Nearest town Gordola, CA
Directions
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Three Mile Beach–Strawberry Beach, 6 beaches
9.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 34–74 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.96100, -122.08706
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Fern Grotto Beach.
- 0.5 miPass Sand Plant Beach.
- 50 ftPass Fern Grotto Beach.
- 50 ftPass Wilder Ranch State Park Beach.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Old Cove Landing Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Sand Plant Beach.
- 2.3 miPass Strawberry Beach.
- 50 ftPass Wilder Ranch State Park Beach.
- 0.7 miReach Three Mile Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 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
95% dirt2% paved3% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 67°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
64°55°
Wed
68°55°
Thu
76°59°
Fri
84°62°
Sat
83°64°
Sun
74°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Wilder Ranch State Park Beach–Fern Grotto Beach, 4 beaches 3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Four Mile Beach–Three Mile Beach, 8 beaches 11.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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