Redwood National and State Parks
Wilson Creek Beach & California Coastal Trail
12.2 mi · ▲ 2,450 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Wilson Creek Beach & California Coastal Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near False Klamath, CA. The route reaches Wilson Creek Beach. It climbs 2,450 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wilson Creek Beach & California Coastal Trail
12.2 mi · ▲ 2,450 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Elevation 10–1,076 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Coastal Trail · 41.60301, -124.10041
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:33 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Coastal Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Wilson Creek Beach.
- 6 miContinue straight onto California Coastal Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Wilson Creek Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:04 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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