Lost Coast Headlands consists of two moderate trails to secluded, rugged beaches, at the end of the road to Centerville Beach in Ferndale. The first is Fleener Creek Trail, 0.5 miles downhill to the beach. Guthrie Creek Trail is 1.0 miles downhill to the beach. Both can be difficult and possibly unsafe in muddy conditions, especially Guthrie Creek Trail that has a steep muddy patch right before the beach that some people were turning back from. Fleener Creek Trail has a large driftwood pile that must be carefully crossed, or short wood stairs leading to a creek crossing, after a steep muddy descent to the beach that a sign at the trailhead warns about. If you have bad knees or ankles, you might not want to try these trails in winter, and walking poles are recommended.
- Redwoods.info
- California Coastal Monument – BLM
- YourCaliforniaCoast.org
- 360 degree panoramas of Lost Coast Headlands
- Lost Coast Interpretive Association
- Lost Coast Trails Blog
- Guthrie Creek Trail rockslide video
- Lost Coast Headlands added to California Coastal Monument
FLEENER CREEK TRAIL – PHOTOS
GUTHRIE CREEK TRAIL – PHOTOS