Best LGBTQ Beaches in Orick

Located near the northern end of Humboldt County, Fern Canyon Beach is a beautiful beach with grey colored sand and sparse vegetation. The beach is situated at the base of oceanfront mountains and is a part of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. A popular vegetation-covered canyon named the Fern Canyon is also present near this beach. 

Located in the town of Orick, Stone Lagoon Beach is a long and wide beach situated in front of Stone Lagoon. Stone Lagoon is a very large lagoon that is a part of a shoreline forest between Orick and the city of Trinidad – and is a well-known destination for lake boating, fishing, kayaking, and canoeing.  Stone Lagoon Beach is managed by a state park named Humboldt Lagoons State Park that also has a visitor center and bookstore at the southern end of Stone Lagoon.

Located near Orick, Orick Fishing Access Beach is a beach with gray sand and multiple rock formations. This beach is situated at the base of oceanfront hills and is a part of a national park named Redwood National Park. The Redwood Creek flows through the southern end of the beach into the Pacific Ocean.

Located along the northern portion of Humboldt County shoreline, Gold Bluffs Beach is a large beach with light brown sand and sparse vegetation. This beach is situated below oceanfront bluffs and is a part of a state park named Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. As an interesting fact, the beach was named "Gold Bluffs" as deposits of gold were discovered in the area around the beach in the 19th century. However, efforts to mine gold from the area around the beach were abandoned due to the difficulty in separating the sand. Gold Bluffs Beach does not have lifeguards.