Best Surfing Beaches in Orick

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 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.