Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach

Located on the north side of the city of Crescent City, Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach is situated on the shores of Lake Earl. Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach is four-and-a-half miles long and is a part of the Lake Earl State Wildlife Area.

Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach welcomes dogs and offers few amenities including driftwoods, trails, and a boat launch.

There are many fun activities at Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach, including canoeing, kayaking, boating, fishing, hiking, hunting, birdwatching, beachcombing, beach driving, and mountain biking.

Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach has two access points – the northern access point is at the end of Tell Boulevard south of Kellogg Road and the southern access point is at the end of Old Mill Road off of Lake Earl Drive. Visitors can use free parking lots available at both access points.

If you are looking for attractions near Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach, you can drive 15 minutes to Redwood National and State Parks that is spread across 139,000 acres and is home to over 200 exotic plant species including English Ivy, Spotted Knapweed, and Poison Hemlock. Fern Waterfall is a fun tourist attraction with a six-mile-long Boy Scout Tree Trail that is a fantastic place for Instagram-worthy pictures. Ocean World features sea-life creatures housed in million gallons of water tanks including sharks, seals, sea lions, and rays, interactive tide pools, shark petting, and high-flying sea lion shows. Another great attraction near Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach is Del Norte County Historical Society, a museum with the finest collections of Native American basketry, weapons, farming and mining equipment, and photographs of the infamous Tsunami disaster of 1964.

If you get hungry, you can drive 20 minutes to many restaurants near Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach. The Mexican restaurant Lolita's Taqueria serves fried avocados, tacos, nachos, and Mexican burgers with margaritas and tequila cocktails. Historic Hiouchi Cafe has a nice breakfast and lunch menu including burgers, sandwiches, pancakes, burritos, omelets, and shakes. Another good restaurant near Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach is Schmidt’s House of Jambalaya, a seafood restaurant featuring shrimp skewers, a shrimp PO’ boy, shrimp bisque, crawdad fritters, garlic bread, and boudin balls.

If you are looking for a hotel near Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach, you can drive 20 minutes to the 3-Star hotel Best Western Plus Northwoods Inn that has many amenities including a pool, sauna, spa, bar, restaurant, and fitness center. Quality Inn & Suites Crescent City Redwood Coast is a 2-Star hotel that welcomes pets. If you are looking for an affordable hotel near Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beach, the 2-Star Redwood Inn offers spacious rooms.