Enderts Beach
Crescent City, CA
Inside Redwood National Park, a mile long trail through coastal bluff and old growth forest brings you out to a rocky beach with excellent tide pools. Locals treat the hike as part of the beach day, not an obstacle to it.
Check a tide table before heading out to the tide pools at the far end of the beach.
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