Little River State Beach
Little River State Beach is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Titlow Hill stands 1,518 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Moonstone County Park: 0.7 mi
- Houda Point: 1.2 mi
- Clam Beach County Park: 1.4 mi
- Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 1.5 mi
- Luffenholtz Beach Access: 1.5 mi
- Strawberry Rock: 4.6 mi
- White Rock: 5.3 mi
- Scotty Point: 6.3 mi
- Candy Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Pkwo’-o-lo’ ‘ue-merkw: 7.6 mi
- Clam Beach County Park: 1.6 mi
- Trinidad State Beach: 3.6 mi
- Mad River Bluffs: 5.2 mi
- McKinleyville Community Forest: 5.7 mi
- Chah-GAH-Cho: 6.2 mi
- Trinidad Museum: 3.3 mi
- Patrick's Point Visitor Center: 8.3 mi
- Natural History Museum: 10.4 mi
- Phillips House Museum: 10.8 mi
- Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center: 11.3 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Donor Rock: 3.3 mi
- World's Tallest Totem Pole: 5.3 mi
- Shay Park Plaque: 9.8 mi
- Migrating North (Totem 8 of 8): 7.5 mi
- Buddha Statue: 9.2 mi
- Buddha Head Statue: 9.2 mi
- Buddha Statue: 9.3 mi
- APD Mural: 10.4 mi
- Little River State Beach: 0.3 mi
- Clam Beach: 1.7 mi
- Trinidad State Beach: 3.8 mi
- College Cove South: 3.8 mi
- College Cove North: 4.0 mi
- Little Head: 3.1 mi
- Elk Head: 4.1 mi
- Gyon Bluffs: 16.8 mi
- Freshwater Rocks: 17.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Sumêg Village: 8.3 mi
- Blue Ox Millworks: 14.8 mi
- Carson Mansion: 15.0 mi
- Elk Viewing: 24.1 mi
- Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 24.2 mi
- Trinidad Native Plant Garden: 3.3 mi
- McKinleyville Botanical Garden: 5.4 mi
- Sandy's Bird Garden: 10.5 mi
- Sequoia Park Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Humboldt Botanical Garden: 22.6 mi
- Azalea State Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Redwood National & State Parks, Redwood Creek Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Lost Man Creek Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- The Portal: 3.7 mi
- Trillium Falls: 21.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little River State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titlow Hill | ESE 121° | 1,518 m | 24.3 mi |
| Horse Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,506 m | 22.1 mi |
| Indian Butte | ESE 115° | 1,373 m | 21.7 mi |
| Buck Buttes | E 99° | 1,261 m | 20.1 mi |
| Telescope Peak | E 93° | 1,253 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hupa Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,239 m | 16.3 mi |
| Brannan Mountain | E 99° | 1,211 m | 22.2 mi |
| Brush Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,198 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 3 mi away.
- Ochre Sea Star507 obs
- Giant Green Anemone240 obs
- Leather Star222 obs
- Aggregating Anemone125 obs
- Striped Shore Crab109 obs
- Clown Dorid109 obs
- Horned Nudibranch105 obs
- European Searocket101 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/39662364
Day trips start here
- Redwood National Park · 29 mi
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