Trinidad State Beach
Trinidad State Beach is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Indian Butte stands 1,373 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. 186 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
186 named places within 25 miles
- Luffenholtz Beach Access: 2.2 mi
- Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 2.2 mi
- Houda Point: 2.5 mi
- Moonstone County Park: 3.0 mi
- Clam Beach County Park: 4.8 mi
- Strawberry Rock: 1.5 mi
- White Rock: 1.7 mi
- Scotty Point: 2.7 mi
- Candy Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Ceremonial Rock: 5.1 mi
- Little River State Beach: 3.6 mi
- Clam Beach County Park: 5.0 mi
- Sue-meg State Park: 5.1 mi
- Big Lagoon Forest, South Natural Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Mad River Bluffs: 8.3 mi
- Trinidad Museum: 0.4 mi
- Patrick's Point Visitor Center: 4.9 mi
- Natural History Museum: 13.8 mi
- Phillips House Museum: 14.2 mi
- Humboldt Coastal Nature Center: 14.4 mi
- Donor Rock: 0.4 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 6.3 mi
- World's Tallest Totem Pole: 8.7 mi
- Shay Park Plaque: 13.2 mi
- Migrating North (Totem 8 of 8): 4.0 mi
- Buddha Statue: 12.8 mi
- Buddha Head Statue: 12.9 mi
- Buddha Statue: 12.9 mi
- Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 13.8 mi
- Trinidad State Beach: 0.1 mi
- College Cove South: 0.2 mi
- College Cove North: 0.4 mi
- Little River State Beach: 3.9 mi
- Clam Beach: 5.0 mi
- Sumêg Village: 4.9 mi
- Blue Ox Millworks: 17.8 mi
- Carson Mansion: 17.9 mi
- Elk Viewing: 21.6 mi
- Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 21.7 mi
- Elk Head: 0.6 mi
- Little Head: 0.6 mi
- Gyon Bluffs: 14.0 mi
- Freshwater Rocks: 14.2 mi
- Gold Bluffs: 21.7 mi
- Trinidad Native Plant Garden: 0.4 mi
- McKinleyville Botanical Garden: 8.5 mi
- Sandy's Bird Garden: 13.9 mi
- Sequoia Park Gardens: 19.8 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 1.9 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 4.0 mi
- Caltrans Redwood Bypass: 24.8 mi
- Azalea State Reserve: 10.8 mi
- Redwood National & State Parks, Redwood Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Lost Man Creek Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- The Portal: 0.2 mi
- Trillium Falls: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trinidad State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Butte | ESE 119° | 1,373 m | 24.9 mi |
| Buck Buttes | ESE 106° | 1,261 m | 22.7 mi |
| Telescope Peak | E 101° | 1,253 m | 23.0 mi |
| Hupa Mountain | E 89° | 1,239 m | 17.9 mi |
| Brannan Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,211 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sugar Pine Mountain | E 95° | 1,174 m | 20.9 mi |
| Snow Mountain | E 100° | 1,122 m | 23.9 mi |
| White Rocks | E 86° | 1,098 m | 17.2 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 | 20:12 | 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, 6 mi away.
- Ochre Sea Star1,406 obs
- Giant Green Anemone744 obs
- Leather Star710 obs
- Gumboot Chiton643 obs
- Pacific Purple Sea Urchin530 obs
- Aggregating Anemone459 obs
- Pacific Banana Slug435 obs
- salal301 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/39689126
Day trips start here
- Redwood National Park · 26 mi
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