Lagoon Creek Beach(False Klamath Cove, Lagoon Creek Picnic Area, Redwood National Park)

Located between Klamath and Crescent City, Lagoon Creek Beach is a small northwest-facing beach with dark gray sand. This beach is situated in the southern part of False Klamath Cove and is a part of a national park known as Redwood National Park. A pond known as the Lagoon Pond is present behind this beach. 

While Lagoon Creek Beach Does not have lifeguards, there is a picnic area near this beach (called the Lagoon Creek Picnic Area) which has restrooms, walking trails, and picnic tables. The beach also allows dogs on leash. 

Lagoon Creek Beach offers many fun activities including hiking, picnicking, wildlife watching, sunbathing, and fishing. Recreational aquatic activities including swimming, kitesurfing, and kayaking are highly unsafe in the water near Lagoon Creek Beach due to its strong currents, dangerous waves, low temperature, and considerable depth. Depending on the time of the year, you can see many animals in the water near Lagoon Creek Beach including seals, sea lions, dolphins, and migrating gray whales. The Lagoon Creek Picnic Area Present near this beach offers a great picnic spot and you can also see herons in the Lagoon Pond present near this picnic area. This picnic area also has interpretive displays about the local history. A hiking trail known as the Yurok Loop Trail also starts from this picnic area and offers fantastic views of Del Norte County shoreline and the Pacific Ocean. This trail also offers views of some offshore sea stacks which are frequented by many seabirds. As an interesting fact, according to the local Native American legends, the Klamath River earlier used to flow through the False Klamath Cove rather than its current location (which is present some miles south of this cove). In addition, the area between Wilson Creek and the nearby Lagoon Creek has been often considered to be the boundary between the lands of Native American Yurok and Tolowa people.

Getting to Lagoon Creek Beach is easy - the beach is located five miles north of the town of Klamath along Redwood Highway (which is a part of United States Highway 101.) There is a free parking lot near this beach. However, we recommend visiting this beach while wearing appropriate footwear as this beach is known to have lots of driftwood.

There are many attractions near Lagoon Creek Beach. The Tour Thru tree (also known as Tour-Thru tree) is a giant redwood tree with a large tunnel running through it. This tree is a popular local attraction and many cars drive through the tunnel within this tree every year. In addition, the area around this tree has picnic tables, restrooms, a gift shop, and is also known to be home to many emu birds. Klamath River Radar Station (also known as Radar Station B-71) is a 23-minute drive away and is an important historical landmark. Klamath River Radar Station was an early warning radar station used by the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. This station was actually disguised to look like an ordinary farmhouse to avoid detection by the enemy. It is currently a part of the United States National Register of Historic Places. If you are looking for another attraction near Lagoon Creek Beach, Trees of Mystery is a popular theme park that has interesting hiking trails, unique tree formations, and a sky tram that offers pleasant views of the redwood forests of northern California. In addition, this park has a 49-foot tall statue of the legendary folk hero Paul Bunyan and his partner Babe the Blue Ox. This park also has an interesting museum that showcases Native American artifacts and handicrafts.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Lagoon Creek Beach. The Historic Requa Inn hotel’s restaurant offers fantastic breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes. Abalone Bar & Grill offers excellent seafood, sandwiches, burgers, chicken wings, and fries. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Lagoon Creek Beach, the modestly priced Pem-Mey Express Chester’s Chicken offers delicious fried chicken, burgers, sandwiches, breakfast dishes, hot dogs, tacos, and burritos.  

If you are looking for a hotel near Lagoon Creek Beach, there are many great nearby options. The 3-Star The Historic Requa Inn offers many amenities including a gazebo with river views, a hot tub, freshly baked cookies, a sunroom, a restaurant, and a lounge with a fireplace. A more affordable hotel is 2-Star Holiday Inn Express Klamath - Redwood National Park Area which offers many amenities including complimentary breakfast and a pool. The hotel is situated adjacent to a casino with a restaurant. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Lagoon Creek Beach, the modestly priced STEELHEAD LODGE has a restaurant.