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 Patrick’s Point State Park - California Posted by:  Volcanoguy
N 41° 08.007 W 124° 09.183
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Patrick’s Point State Park on the northern California Coast, 25 miles north of Eureka and 56 miles south of Crescent City.
Waymark Code: WMK1R9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2014
Views: 8
Patrick’s Point State Park is located 25 miles north of Eureka California, Patrick's Point in the heart of California's coast redwood country. Dense forests of spruce, hemlock, pine, fir and red alder stretch over an ocean headland. The park has dramatic shorelines ranging from broad sandy beaches to sheer cliffs that rise high above the Pacific Ocean. There are great opportunities to explore tide pools, search for agates and driftwood, watch whales, sea lions and brilliant sunsets. The park has several miles of hiking trails, a recreated Yurok Village, a native plant garden, visitor center, three family campgrounds, 2 group camps, a camp for hikers and bicyclists, and 3 group picnic areas.
Park Type: Day Use and Overnight
Activities:
Picnic, camping, trails, visitor center, beach combing.
Park Fees:
Day use fee during summer months
Background:
Though the park is in the heart of California’s coast redwood country, the principal trees within the park are Sitka spruce, red alder, Douglas-fir, hemlock and pine.
During the period from 1875 to 1925, this area experienced large-scale environmental devastation. The forest was logged, burned and cleared to graze sheep and cattle, and to plant hay and potato crops and apple orchards. Now the meadows in the park closely resemble the land prior to its acquisition as a state park in 1929. Maintained by mowing and removal of sprouting trees, the park’s meadows are diverse with herbs, grasses and shrubs. They produce colorful wildflower displays and provide scenic views of the shoreline and rock outcrops. Agate Beach is a gently curving sand strip that can be reached by a short, steep trail from the Agate Beach parking lot. Semi-precious agates, for which the beach is named, are polished here by the constant movement of sand and water.
Winter’s driving winds and high tides also deposit driftwood of many shapes and sizes on the shore.
Date Established?: 1929
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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