The southern portion of the trail starts just outside Westport at Usal Beach and stretches 22 miles through the ups and downs of the hill-studded backcountry to Needle Rock Visitor Center.You can use Highway 1 north of Westport to get to Usal Beach. This trail may be approached from 3 main entry points: at the top of the King Range National Conservation Area, at the middle between the King Range and Sinkyone Wilderness (Needle Rock), or at the southern end of the Sinkyone Wilderness at Usal Campground. There are many tall ferns, trees, and other plants that overhang the trail the whole time. After the redwoods, the trail runs through an attractive fir grove. Needing an off-road setup for rock crawling! There are hunting Osprey at every beach, herds of elk out on the cliffs, and Sea Lions playing in the surf while you camp nearby. This one is up the lost coast trail. We had planned to take King's Peak Road to Honeydew; however it was closed due to a wildfire so we had to improvise. The Lost Coast Trail continues north of Usal for 53 miles, winding up and down through the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park in Mendocino County and along the beach in the BLM King Range National Conservation Area, ending at the Mattole River in Humboldt County. The northern half of the trail is easier but less dramatic. I ran from Usal Camp to Needle rock in just under five hours (4:53) and other than the difficulty of accessing the trailhead with a Prius was an awesome stint. South end of wilderness (Usal Beach): Approximately one hour north of Ft Bragg on PCH or 15 miles west of Leggett on PCH from Highway 101. Located on a remote roadless stretch of the Northern California coastline this trail follows the path of collision between the land and sea. It ends at the mouth of the Mattole River in King Range National Conservation Area,more than 50 trail miles from Usal Beach. Gorgeous hike (we did it the opposite way than the trail listed– from usal to wheeler) but pretty gnarly past anderson gulch (again going towards wheeler) with overgrown trails / trail-finding, bushwhacking, landslides from the recent downpours, and felled trees. There aren’t a whole lot of ocean views in this area, since most of the trail is lushly wooded and on summer days is often in the fog. The burbling of a little brook fills the grove, even in late summer. The trailheads start here, and on the opposite end at Needle Rock up north. The Lost Coast Trail is divided into two sections. Usal Road (Mendocino Country Rd 431) is found 13 miles north of Westport or 14.5 miles southwest of Legget on Highway 1. Beware of poison oak and the hanging ferns that will cut you good if you go through them too quickly. Here’s the northern trailhead location in Google Maps. The so-called “Enchanted Forest” will become accessible to hikers on Friday via a new 2.3-mile trail at the southern end of the 58-mile Lost Coast trail, according to Save the Redwoods League. There aren’t actually a lot of places where you can camp under old-growth redwoods, and none of them can really compare to this campground. The descent into Dark Gulch is mostly clear and easy; at one point there’s an attactive little patch of old-growth redwoods, with 3 or 4 medium-sized trees visible from the trail. I have on two occasions! Be advised—there was a rockslide last night that I encountered on my way out from camp about 1/4 mile North of the Dark Gulch Creek Crossing (first creek North of Usal Beach). It runs through miles of lush, attractive coastal woodland high up on top of the rugged coastal cliffs. After Little Jackass Creek Camp, the trail climbs steeply out of the canyon. It goes through the King Range National Conservation Area and ends at Black Sands Beach, Shelter Cove. It's located in California, United States.This is my first of many caches that i am placing in Usal. Overall, even though this is the biggest climb of the hike, it’s much less brushy and eroded and therefore not nearly as difficult as the previous climbs. There aren’t any signs, but Wheeler Camp is spread out over about the next three-quarters of a mile of trail. The Lost Coast Trail makes a nice, easy descent through mixed woodland. Today no sign of this activity remains and the area feels remarkably wild and remote. The 10+ mile dirt&gravel road from Hwy1 into Usal is rough and only advisable in dry weather due to some muddy steep sections. Located in a very under-developed area of California, the towns that exist on the coast are few and far between. This piece of wilderness will make you feel like you are in another world. The Lost Coast Trail starts at Usal Beach at the south end of the park and meanders north for […] See details . The trail continues north from Wheeler to Bear Harbor. It’s not clear when the road will reopen. Typically for a south-facing hillside, the climb is scrubby, overgrown, occasionally poison oak-infested, and a little rough, but unlike the previous hills, it improves as the trail climbs. From Bear Harbor there is a narrow dirt road that continues north and climbs up to "Four Corners" at the very headwaters of the Mattole River. The challenging and remote Lost Coast Trail runs over high coastal bluffs and through deep canyons, with a few old-growth redwoods and black-sand beaches along the way. This trail, which extends the Lost Coast Trail to the south by 2.3 miles, makes it possible for visitors to explore the hidden gems of this legendary landscape, thanks in part to Save the Redwoods League donors. The Lost Coast Trail climbs up and over the point. Bob Harpell says. Fourth annual Lost Coast trip for our Jeep group. The southern portion is not flat in any sense of the term. Little Jackass Creek (not to be confused with Jackass Creek, which is further down the trail at Wheeler Beach) has the most attractive campground of the hike. Needing an off-road setup for rock crawling! Usal Campground is remote, and is one of the southernmost points of the Lost Coast. Usal Creek is the southernmost drainage basin unbridged by California State Route 1 on California's Lost Coast.The unpaved county road following the westernmost ridge line south from the King Range crosses Usal Creek near the Pacific coast, but the bridge may be removed during winter months. The full section is about 22 miles long, we decreased this mileage a little by ending at the slightly more convenient Needle Rock Visitor’s center for a total of 19.4 miles. Add a Symbol . The length of this section is misleading; it feels more like 10 miles and will take at least as long as a typical 10-mile hike. Little Jackass Creek Beach. More popular is the northern section in the King Range National Conservation Area. Camping: The entire area at Usal Beach area is part of the State Park and is open to camping. Epic coastal views abound, and hikers ascend over 1,500 feet in elevation over the 24 miles. Both roads are about the same difficulty. The Lost Coast is a mostly natural and undeveloped area of the California North Coast in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, which includes the King Range.It was named the "Lost Coast" after the area experienced depopulation in the 1930s. Sinkyone Wilderness Segment- Lost Coast Trail is a 27.9 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Whitethorn, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. All in all it, was a worthwhile experience. The trail mapped here is actually Jackass Creek (Wheeler) to Usal Camp. To start at the southern portion, exit on Usal Rd off Highway 1 (this exit is unmarked, use the Hiking … The northern half, which is by far the most popular section, and what we hiked, is 25 miles from Mattole Beach to Black Sands Beach, with the trail mostly consisting of sandy - rocky beach and grassy bluffs. Humboldt State Redwoods (any campground, gets busy!) Despite its remoteness, the large campground is very popular and can be a bit of a zoo on summer weekends, with cars constantly driving by on the dusty roads and radios blaring. Hikers will discover dramatic views of the rugged Lost Coast, sprawling old-growth Douglas fir, majestic Roosevelt elk, and the tiny rare “secret pocket moss.” The trail is accessed from the south by taking Usal Road, off of Highway One. This is a super difficult trail that moves quickly between sea level and 1000' foot bluffs over and over again. The remote region is known as California’s Lost Coast is only accessible by a few back roads, but breathtaking scenary and recreational opportunities challenge us to explore this vast coastline. Someone put in a large yellow gate that was locked stating that the road was closed. Lost Coast Trail To Jones Beach is 2 miles round trip; to Whale Gulch is 4.5 miles round tripThe land we now call Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, located about 225 miles north of San Francisco, has long been recognized as something special. Fourteen volunteers, whom either traveled out for the event or were recruited on site, removed seven cubic yards of invasive English Ivy from trees. It’s really remarkable to think you have, or will, climb to the top of the imposing bluffs. The trail was closed just past the cutoff down to Usal Beach. Sinkyone Wilderness State Park Offering campsites, fishing, guided tours, hiking or biking, horseback trails, picnic areas, visitor center. Taking other people's content (text, photos, etc) without permission is a copyright violation and NOT OKAY! There’s a little up-and-down as the trail continues through woods and open coastal scrub. Take Highway 1 to Usal Road. The smallish dark sandy beach … What could be a nice, easy, and scenic section is instead slow and annoying. To show all trails and roads, click the rightmost (layers) button at the top of the mapA GPS-enabled version of this map for mobile devices is available. Conveniently, there’s a parking lot here if you’re planning on backpacking your way up the Lost Coast trail. Near the bottom, the trail becomes brushy and overgrown again. This portion of the Lost Coast Trail can be overgrown and hard to navigate in some places. Multiple hiking trails are found along the Lost Coast. Nadelos Campground. The southern half of the trail is exceptionally challenging, with an extreme amount of up-and-down for a coastal trail. The landscape changes, too, with more woodland and less scrub. The Lost Coast Trail is divided into two sections. October 13th, 2017 at 1:26 am; Max Says: Really sad to read about the squaters and issues up there. Fortunately it’s much shorter, and it also has the best views of the entire hike, of the glittering ocean and the impressively tall, steep, redwood-covered bluffs both to the north and south. Interestingly, there are a few isolated old-growth redwoods along the side of the road. There’s no parking fee at the southern trailhead. After descending past a few stumps, the trail bottoms out and becomes somewhat faint and overgrown as it passes through a meadow. The fact that a lot of these areas are hard to access make it ideal for overland exploring. Click or tap to view the full-size map. There are A LOT of ticks, poison oak, and stinging nettle. We had planned to take King's Peak Road to Honeydew; however it was closed due to a wildfire so we had to improvise. The beginning of the road (Google Street View) is completely unmarked except for two warning signs. At mile 1.5 the trail begins a steep and unpleasantly brush-clogged climb up an exposed hillside. The Lost Coast Trail continues north of Usal for 53 miles, winding up and down through the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park in Mendocino County and along the beach in the BLM King Range National Conservation Area, ending at the Mattole River in Humboldt County. Wailaki Campround. The toilet is completely exposed in the middle of a field. The trailheads start here, and on the opposite end at Needle Rock up north. The worst part of the drive is the initial steep, narrow, sandy climb to the top of a bluff. We spent the night in Shelter Cove, with most of the group camping at Wailaki Campground. About a half-mile in is a brief break in the woods with a nice viewpoint. The map shows the main body of the park as well as both the north and south access roads, including the Lost Coast Trail, Usal Beach Campground, and the Needle Rock area. The trail is primarily used for hiking, camping, and backpacking and is accessible year-round. However, the road is much more open and has some ocean views. It's a Micro size geocache, with difficulty of 4, terrain of 2.5. Lost Coast South Needle Rock to Usal Beach Published 2014-08-20 21:51:06 UTC Story by Kyle Frost To the north. Expect the whether to change at anytime it would be a good idea to bring some lite rain gear. If you have an hour, you may want to save the Sinkyone for another trip. If it’s rained within the past few weeks, though, the road gets treacherously slippery and sometimes becomes completely impassable. There’s a nice, easy descent through mixed woodland, then a short but brushy climb, and finally another easy descent through an attractive grove of small redwoods. The Lost Coast Tour is an alternative to touring down Highway 101, the Avenue of the Giants, and Highway 1 between Eureka and Fort Bragg. The northern section starts at Mattole Beach and is 24.6 miles on mostly level terrain, following the beach and meadows. You'll have a great time if you can handle tough terrain, Lost Coast Trail: Bear Harbor to Usal Camp. Looks like I won’t be staying at Usal Beach. The League purchased the grove, along with 957 acres known as Shady Dell, from the nonprofit Redwood Forest Foundation Inc. for $5.5 million in 2011. As the trail switchbacks uphill, the redwoods get progressively smaller, then give way to fir. It’s the only Sinkyone campground to be so spread out. I would probably come back with a friend but not solo, and start way earlier than 4:30 pm to finish in daylight instead of 9:30pm. The northern trailhead is about an hour and a half from Highway 101. In the springtime you will see long stretches of blooming purple wild irises. The next morning was our date to begin hiking. This whole section is very sandy and makes hiking a little more difficult. Share a Video . We camped out under the stars and the camp areas were ready for backpackers with set fire places. Usal Beach was once a loading point for redwood lumber, which was transported by water to the point of sale. Particularly Special Place. In July 2019 a small wildfire burned along Usal Road between the Usal Beach Campground and Highway 1, cutting off access to the campground and the southern trailhead. It’s quite a slow and unpleasant half-mile. Sunday AM: 9:00-11:00 (optional) Hike in Usal Creek watershed with RFFI foresters to learn about the history of the area and efforts being made to conserve and protect the north coast redwoods. I was looking for some nice family camping and light 4 wheeling. Reviews. Lost Coast Trail: Bear Harbor to Usal Camp is a 12.6 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Piercy, California that features a river and is rated as difficult. We walked up a light house one night. During the summer dry season, I’ve never had any problem driving them in a Honda Civic, and I’ve even seen Mini Coopers and a Volkswagon campervan do it with no problem. Sarah wrote a fantastic review - check that out. Share a Photo . Our objective was only to Jackass Creek, a mere 6.9 of those 19 miles to a beachside backcountry site. After a nice wide, level portion, there’s a steep, sandy, but slightly easier descent to Usal Beach. Hikers here can continue north along the trail, or turn around. The unspoiled and remarkably varied scenery includes remote black-sand beaches and patches of old-growth redwoods. Anderson Beach Anderson Beach is a hike-in beach in Sinkyone Wilderness State Park. On a clear day the views of the coastline are stunning and you are almost guaranteed to come across some elk. A fourth campsite and an outhouse can be found here. The Wheeler Trail is an unmarked trail to your right that used to be a mainline logging road; until 1960 a sawmill was located right here at the bottom of the road, and timber was stacked up in the little valley between here and the beach. Usal Beach is the only drive-in campground, as well as the campground furthest south in Sinkyone; it’s conveniently located near Highway 1. Bob Harpell says. Description. A web browser that supports HTML5 is required to view the map. The biggest worry is that you might meet a huge pickup truck coming the other way while you’re on a steep climb. It lies in the King Range National Conservation Area and runs from the Mattole Beach trailhead to Black Sands Beach … Note: I hiked the Lost Coast Trail in April, 2014. Fortunately the drive out is usually easier than the drive in. The Lost Coast Trail starts at Usal Beach at the south end of the park and meanders north for […] The trail system in Sinkyone is a simple there and back jaunt of over 19.3 miles from Needle Rock to Usal Beach. This past weekend we tried to run Lost Coast Trail. Although it’s in a wilderness, the trail is fairly popular and is generally in good condition, without any really steep or technically difficult sections. Most people are familiar with the classic Lost Coast route up north, a 24 mile FLAT beach hike. There are some steep sections where the landslides have completely taken out the trail and are eroding, so take your time and use caution when scrambling over. Exploring the famous Lost Coast is a Northern California adventure that never gets old, and there’s certainly no better place to set up camp. Wind your way down until you reach the Needle Rock visitor center, where there’s a gate across the road. From here you will have an excellent view of the ocean, the beach, and the forested area below. So rugged, in-fact, that the state of California was unable to continue the well-known Highway 1 (otherwise known as “The One” to Californians) along this stretch of California coastline, and instead they had to continue Highway One inland. It’s a relief when the trail finally enters the woods again, where it becomes blissfully wide and clear (if I’m doing an out-and back, on the way back I’ll usually cut over to the dirt road at this point so that I can skip all the brush). The so-called “Enchanted Forest” will become accessible to hikers on Friday via a new 2.3-mile trail at the southern end of the 58-mile Lost Coast trail, according to Save the Redwoods League. The trail starts climbing through School Marm Grove, the largest old-growth redwood grove on the trail. Turn north for approximately 6 miles onto unpaved, steep, narrow road. Southern Lost Coast: The less frequented southern section stretches from Usal Beach to the Hidden Valley Trailhead. Tons of wild life dear,elk,hawks ,and there are defintly bears I'd suggest bringing a bear canister .very secluded only saw a few groups of people the Intire time . The sheer cliffs of the next stretch of coast are inaccessible by foot, so the trail begins inland several miles east from Shelter Cove, and doesn't return to the coast until near Needle Rock. A hundred yards past the Usal Creek bridge lies a trailhead for the 16.7- mile, Lost Coast Trail up to Bear Harbor, a path dotted by trailside camps. Just past the Mendocino county line, the road passes a larger old-growth grove to your right. After climbing over a pair of small knolls the trail more or less stays around the same elevation for a while, although there’s still a lot of up-and-down as it meanders engagingly through dense green woodland. It is astonishingly beautiful at each turn of the path. The trail is primarily used for hiking, camping, and backpacking and is accessible year-round. It goes through the King Range National Conservation Area and ends at Black Sands Beach… Often the trail has simply slipped away down the bluff. There are no park rangers or any other staff present, and I’ve heard that people illegally off-road on the beach, set off fireworks, and even shoot guns late into the night. Then when conditions improved, the branches grew straight up. The last two and a half miles of the hike follow an old section of Briceland Thorn Road. The Lost Coast Trail continues north of Usal for 53 miles, winding up and down through the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park in Mendocino County and along the beach in the BLM Kings Range National Conservation Area, ending at the Mattole River in Humboldt County. The southern portion of the Lost Coast trail, located entirely within the confines of the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, is an underrated backpacking and hiking adventure. We had planned to take King's Peak Road to Honeydew; however it was closed due to a wildfire so we had to improvise. The entrance for Usal Road is easy to miss as there aren’t any markers aside from some yellow posts. The coastline of the Lost Coast Trail is rugged and remote. Anderson Camp is the least scenic of Sinkyone’s trail camps; it’s OK, but there isn’t anything exciting about it. Length 27.9 miElevation gain 6624 ftRoute type Point to point. Highly recommend an osprey backpacking pack (for better spine support), proper hiking shoes, and a life straw. The tour can be included in your coastal tour or completed as a fun short tour that can be made into a loop or a point to point. 19.5 mi and 6k of gain. Then when conditions improved, the branches grew straight up. The road is pleasant but unexceptional; compared to the singletrack, it’s a little dull. In addition, the steepness and related geotechnical challenges of the coastal mountains made this stretch of coastline too costly for … After the beach, the trail continues through an attractive alder grove and open fields before reaching the intersection with the Wheeler Trail. The trail was closed just past the cutoff down to Usal Beach. In fact the entire area is so secluded that even on a Labor Day weekend, I didn’t see a single person in the area all day. The trail begins with a climb along an attractive redwood-covered ridge. The exceptionally scenic Lost Coast Trail winds over dramatic, high seaside bluffs and through deep, redwood-filled canyons. So rugged, in-fact, that the state of California was unable to continue the well-known Highway 1 (otherwise known as “The One” to Californians) along this stretch of California coastline, and instead they had to continue Highway One inland. Little Jackass Creek Beach is a hike-in only beach located in Sinkyone Wilderness State Park. Just getting to the trail is a bit of an adventure. Unusually, there are also maples; the lighter foliage of the maples contrasts with the darker, more formal-looking redwoods and gives the grove a distinctively friendly, leafy appearance. Several “locals” warned of a difficult trail. After another climb there’s a long, level section of trail. The Lost Coast Trail makes a nice, easy descent through mixed woodland. Trail Longitude (Y): -123.839 1) About The Lost Coast Area. The top of the hill marks the end of the really hard part of the trail; the rest of the Lost Coast Trail has a much more reasonable level of difficulty. October 13th, 2017 at 1:26 am; Max Says: Really sad to read about the squaters and issues up there. If you’re up for a bit of challenge this hike is for you! In fact this second hill feels like a smaller version of the first. There are fantastic camps (with funky, unstocked outhouses) at beaches, in canyons, under redwoods along the way. As this business faded away in the 1930s, the area became known as the “Lost Coast.” All vestiges of lumber production have long ago been destroyed by fire. This hike is HARD, but if you truly want to enjoy the north coast in solitude, it's absolutely worth it for experienced backpackers. But the ruggedness of this area is why it is such an unspoiled beauty (Highway 1 couldn't be developed through here; it went around and this area remains isolated). I might consider taking the logging road in next time to go around the slide. A short trail leads to a secluded beach. View of the beach at Little Jackass Creek. If you're a difficulty junkie like me, hike out of Usal towards Anderson Camp. ! For that matter, it’s one of the most attractive campgrounds in any redwood park. Bear Harbor is further North. Turn left onto Briceland Road. The largest redwoods are right at the bottom of the hill; they tend to be slightly twisted and gnarled and lack the height or the magnificent, straight-as-an-arrow appearance of the redwoods in the major redwood parks. Fourth annual Lost Coast trip for our Jeep group. Description Usal Beach is the only drive-in campground, as well as the campground furthest south in Sinkyone; it’s conveniently located near Highway 1. The overgrown trail descends to a small cove with a wide, secluded black sand beach, the most scenic beach on the trail. It was scenic with endless ocean views. A lot of downed branches in the wooded areas but nothing impassable. This trail may be approached from 3 main entry points: at the top of the King Range National Conservation Area, at the middle between the King Range and Sinkyone Wilderness (Needle Rock), or at the southern end of the Sinkyone Wilderness at Usal Campground. It ends at the mouth of the Mattole River in King Range National Conservation Area,more than 50 trail miles from Usal Beach. Throughout the hike, no development at all is visible; this is one of the few spots on the California Coast that doesn’t have any roads or buildings. A short spur to the left crosses a footbridge, leading to a beach with a view of the cliffs that you just walked over. The crossing of Dark Gulch, including the last few descending switchbacks and the first few ascending switchbacks, is by far the most heavily-eroded part of the trail. Tolkan Campground It is overgrown in parts and ticks can be an issue. The Lost Coast Trail is a popular summer backpacking route along the shoreline of a remote region in Northern California. We spent the night in Shelter Cove, with most of the group camping at Wailaki Campground. The League purchased the grove, along with 957 acres known as Shady Dell, from the nonprofit Redwood Forest Foundation Inc. for $5.5 million in 2011. Conveniently, there’s a parking lot here if you’re planning on backpacking your way up the Lost Coast trail. This trail, which extends the Lost Coast Trail to the south by 2.3 miles, makes it possible for visitors to explore the hidden gems of this legendary landscape, thanks in part to Save the Redwoods League donors. Anderson Camp is at the base of these cliffs. Lost Coast Trail Description. Wildflowers and wild strawberries abounded when we went there in April. Best hike I've done so far! GPS-enabled version of this map for mobile devices, The Roots of Motive Power’s August 2002 issue. The trail meanders along the foot of high mountains in the King Range in southern Humboldt County and northern Mendocino County. There are two official sections of the Lost Coast Trail. Create Recommended Route or Trail . This is the southermost of five sections hiking the entire Lost Coast Trail from North (Mattole Beach) to South (Usal): 1: komoot.de/tour/8418519 Mattole to Randall Creek 2: komoot.de/tour/8420255 Randall Creek to Horse Mtn Creek 3: komoot.de/tour/8420259 Horse Mtn Creek-Shelter Cove-Jones Beach (Sinkyone Wilderness State Park) 4: komoot.de/tour/8442837 Sinkyone Wilderness SP -Anderson … Length 12.6 miElevation gain 4849 ftRoute type Point to point This is one we all remember forever. The trail begins at the Usal Beach campground, named for the USA Lumber Company, which built a sawmill here in 1889. At first the road is so narrow and overgrown that it’s almost indistinguishable from a singletrack trail. ! Looks like I won’t be staying at Usal Beach. I was able to make it through, but it was challenging. Usal Beach. There are several camps along this route including Jackass Camp, Wheeler Camp, and Usal Camp. Go straight at the “four corners” intersection, where the road becomes dirt. 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