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Trinidad State Beach

Coordinates: 41°4′0″N 124°9′0″W / 41.06667°N 124.15000°W / 41.06667; -124.15000
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Trinidad State Beach
Map showing the location of Trinidad State Beach
Map showing the location of Trinidad State Beach
Map showing the location of Trinidad State Beach
Map showing the location of Trinidad State Beach
LocationHumboldt County, California
Nearest cityTrinidad
Coordinates41°4′0″N 124°9′0″W / 41.06667°N 124.15000°W / 41.06667; -124.15000
Governing bodyCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation

Trinidad State Beach is a state beach 20 miles (30 km) north of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. The offshore rocks are part of the California Coastal National Monument. Colorful tide pools provide specimens to Cal Poly Humboldt's Fred Telonicher Marine Laboratory located in Trinidad.

Nearby parks include Little River State Beach just south of Trinidad and to the north, Sue-meg State Park. The Beach's latitude and longitude are 41.0594 / -124.1420.[1]

Access

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This park is accessed from a signposted side road at Trinity Street and Stagecoach Road in the seaside town of Trinidad. The parking lot at Trinidad Bay below Trinidad Head is another popular access point.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Trinidad SB." California State Parks. Accessed July 2011.
  2. ^ Strickland, Tonya (September 18, 2015). "Bill would add Piedras Blancas Light Station to California Coastal National Monument". The Tribune (San Luis Obispo).
  3. ^ Clark, Samantha (September 18, 2015). "Bill would include Coast Dairies in California Coastal National Monument". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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