california coastal trail

Going along the coast of the Pacific Ocean it gives the chance not only to see the geat views of the ocean and it's inhabitants but also to breath the fresh ocean air. There are a lot of people walking, joggling along the trail. If you come there early morning you can meet a lot of rabbits and squirrels.

Magnificent, Godly, Inspiring, Reverent. Peaceful. FREE! You won't be disappointed. So many more words to describe this place, but none are really adequate.

That's what I heard all the way up the coast . Look over there, WOW look at that, did you see that? Yes son I'm seeing it with you, mind you he's 22, and i'll admit the coast has a way of making one feel younger than they are. Beautiful scenes one right after another from the Pacific Ocean the Redwoods, the wild life and all of Mother natures nateural wonders a great way to share ones life with another. Travel on

What a beautiful trial - shows you all of the finest things around. Very special experience and it was very accessible.

the scene was breathtaking. the coast creates a nice alternative scenic drive. was able to see sunset.

The California Coastal Trail within Redwood National Park offers many different hiking and walking experiences. We walk, but don't "hike", and were glad to find that some sections of the trail are wheelchair accessible, child friendly, very easy walking! Other sections contain strenuous hill climbs with steep grades.There are several "backcountry" campgrounds along the trail. You do need a permit if you plan to camp - these are available from the Visitors' Centers in the park.Much of the trail follows an old wagon and stagecoach road that was built in the late 19th Century. This road followed the cliffs and beach between Crescent City and Eureka. Some of this old road is still drivable, some has been destroyed by earth slippage and some is now the Coastal Trail. Highway 101 south of Crescent City at the top of the cliffs is actually laid right over the old wagon road. (This is the section under major repair in 2013.)Just south of Crescent City, we enjoyed strolling along the easy trail to Enderts Beach. This part of the trail is called "Crescent Beach" section. What great views! There are other trails that branch off this one, but most are more difficult as they climb up the steep hillside. We could see where the old road (and later, the trail) used to go along the top of the cliffs - but it slipped out several years ago so they made a new trail going inland around it.If you are a fit hiker, you can follow the differently named trail sections south to go up and over the high cliffs, back down, then climb up the headlands again.The "Klamath" section of the trail eventually winds down the steep hill on the north side of the Klamath River. This is the old road here, and we drove it north from the Klamath Overlook on the headlands. It doesn't go far and then you have to park and walk the trail.On the south side of the river, the trail picks up again and is now called "Flint Ridge". The review below is for this section which is considered fairly strenuous. The Flint Ridge campground is just 1/4 mile from the Coastal Drive, however! South of the Klamath River, we drove the freeway and took the exit for Newton Drury Scenic Parkway. Instead of heading south, though, we turned north and drove along yet another remnant of the old road. The paved part here was in use up to about the 1970's. The road ends at a gate with a parking area, and then you can walk along yet another *easy* section of the Coastal Trail.We walked along the level old road for about a half mile or so and enjoyed more great views. There is a really interesting low block wall sort of thing made out of rocks concreted together. I saw an iron tie ring . . . maybe for horses or mules? Too bad there was no explanation about what this was - maybe nobody knows! The trail also goes to the south, and along the headlands above Gold Bluffs Beach. If you were to follow that, eventually you'd come out onto Highway 101, south of Davison Road near Orick. You could then connect with other trails.In my opinion, the *great* thing about the Coastal Trail is that there are sections that you can drive to where it's easy to take short walks! Not everybody is a serious, ultra-fit hiker and this allows even young children and those with impaired mobility to experience lovely natural areas :-) For a good map of the Coastal Trail and surrounding areas, go to the Redwood National Park website:http://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/coastal-trail-sections.htmThen click on "View Park Map" and enlarge to see specific areas.

Flint Ridge Campground is located in the Redwoods National Forest at about 450 feet high. each site was separate - plenty personal spaceFirst time back-country camping experience. Really quiet, not much wood around as previous campers probably cleared most of the fallen branches. Ocean teemingly close

Lugar fantástico. Passamos por esse local e paramos para ver os animais livres na natureza. Indico o passeio. Muitos leões marinhos.

Adorei encontrar os "sea Lions" neste local. Muito interessante vê-los juntos, como em habitat natural mesmo!

É muito bonito visualizar a costa litorânea da Califórnia. Melhor dizendo, deslumbrante! O Point piedras blancas, a recente colonização das focos é algo imperdível. Recomendo mil vezes.

수백년 이상된 거목들이 군락을 이루어 자연의 위대함을 느낄 수 있는 곳이다.말이 필요 없다. 가서 느껴보면 안다. 느낌 아니까~거목들 사이를 걸으면서 수백년전 인디언의 기분을 느끼다보면 어느새 리프레시되어 있는 나를발견할 수 있다.