Overview

Hype:

Moonstone Beach County Park is at the north side of the Little River mouth near Trinidad. The beach is popular with surfers and also with families that can play safely in the slow river current. It’s a picturesque beach with rocks and larger sea stacks poking up out of the surf. The large two-humped rock island known as Camel Rock is visible to the north. At the north end of Moonstone Beach are some hidden caves to explore at lower tides. South of the river mouth is Little River State Beach which requires wading through the river to be able to wander away from the crowds. In the summer months it is warm enough to swim in Little River. To get here, start in Trinidad and turn off Main Street onto Scenic Drive. Follow this scenic windy road until you see a sign for Moonstone Grill. The beach is right below the restaurant.

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Fees: None

Recommended Ages:

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	20-49
	50-69
	70+

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Links: humboldtgov.org/

Getting There

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Location

Closest City or Region: Humboldt County, California

Coordinates: 41.028942, -124.111923

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July 27, 2018 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye, Anthony Dye, Arianne Dye, Miller Dye, Ondylyn Wagner, Jaren Wagner, Killian Wagner,

Story

We stopped and played on the beach at Moonstone Beach County Park in the evening after hiking Fern Canyon. I had to run to the mechanic to get the brakes checked out during the first part of the beach fun, but they were still there when I got back. It was the weekend and almost all of the hotels were booked because of the wildfires, so we spent quite a while trying to find a place to stay for the night. We're not sure what kind of bug it was, but someone Cooper ended up with a ton of bite marks all over his legs. They were bleeding a lot. Poor kid!

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