Last updated: April 28, 2021
Thing to Do
Go Tide Pooling at Enderts Beach
NPS / John Chao
A short hike to see where science fiction comes to life.
Tidepools are fairly common features along the northern California coast, but having safe access to them can be tricky. Endert's Beach is the best place inside the parks' boundaries to explore tidepools.
Check Crescent City tide tables before you head out. Parking is located at the Coastal Trail: Last Chance Grade Trailhead at the southern end of Enderts Beach Road.
The 1/4 mile hike to Enderts Beach has been described as "moderate" in difficulty and it will descend 200-feet down to this rocky beach. As with all the habitats inside national and state parks, these tidepools are protected. We all need to take care not to harm the life found in these pools. Learn more tidepools in Redwood National and State Parks.
There are other tidepools outside the parks' boundaries. Five miles to the north of Enderts Beach are tidepools at Pebble Beach in Crescent City. About fifteen miles south of Orick are tidepools near the sea-side town of Trinidad.
Tidepools are fairly common features along the northern California coast, but having safe access to them can be tricky. Endert's Beach is the best place inside the parks' boundaries to explore tidepools.
Check Crescent City tide tables before you head out. Parking is located at the Coastal Trail: Last Chance Grade Trailhead at the southern end of Enderts Beach Road.
The 1/4 mile hike to Enderts Beach has been described as "moderate" in difficulty and it will descend 200-feet down to this rocky beach. As with all the habitats inside national and state parks, these tidepools are protected. We all need to take care not to harm the life found in these pools. Learn more tidepools in Redwood National and State Parks.
There are other tidepools outside the parks' boundaries. Five miles to the north of Enderts Beach are tidepools at Pebble Beach in Crescent City. About fifteen miles south of Orick are tidepools near the sea-side town of Trinidad.
Details
Duration
60-120 Minutes
Activity
Wildlife Watching
Pets Allowed
No
Service animals are welcome.
Activity Fee
No
Entrance fees may apply, see Fees & Passes information.
Reservations
No
Season
Year Round
Time of Day
Day, Dawn
There are no lights in the area or along the trail.
Accessibility Information
The width of the trail varies from about three feet wide at it narrowest, to more than ten feet wide. None of the trail is paved. The first few hundred yards follows the edge of an exposed cliff and the trail is made of rock and gravel. There is a pinch-point along the cliff edge where the trail is about four feet wide. Occasional rock slides may deposit large and small rocks on this part of the trail. The majority of the trail follows an old road that is mostly covered by short grass. The final few hundred feet of the trail is narrow as it descends at more than eight degrees slope down to Enderts Beach.
The beach is composed of rounded pebbles, cobbles and sand.
Service pets are welcome.
The beach is composed of rounded pebbles, cobbles and sand.
Service pets are welcome.