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Also serves as a trailhead for the Lost Coast Trail which fills the parking lot but leaves the beach virtually deserted.

Ideal time is at low tide but it is large enough that even at high, it is a great walk.

Was able top drive down onto the beach (where the boat launch is) and that was awesome.

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298 Dolphin Dr, Shelter Cove, CA 95589-9226

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Sondra K

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Reviewed June 24, 2019 via mobile

Beautiful

Was able top drive down onto the beach (where the boat launch is) and that was awesome. Have not been able to do that on a long time. Beautiful sands!

Date of experience: June 2019

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Garradio

Sacramento, California

117

Reviewed May 8, 2019

Spectacular Little Beach

Went to Black Sands Beach on a Tuesday in early April during our 3 day visit to Shelter Cove. We spent an hour there mid day without seeing anyone else. It's not so much a sand beach as it is a pebble beach but it's...More

Date of experience: April 2019

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Roxanna D

31

Reviewed April 22, 2019

Neat black sand beach.

The black sand beach is worth a visit. There is a darling light house that was moved from another CA, location. The people in Shelter Cove are very welcoming.

Date of experience: April 2019

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Sherry M

Sonoma

265

Reviewed April 13, 2019

Hidden treasuree

It was a cool foggy day and we mostly had the beach to ourselves. It was beautiful and we truly felt that we were on the

Date of experience: October 2018

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X4967AMjimm

Chico, California

87

Reviewed October 30, 2018 via mobile

Taste of the wild

Black Sands Beach is the southern terminus of the Lost Coast Trail and gives a taste of the rugged beauty and natural splendor of the area. You can hike the beach for about 3.5 miles before you hit one of the low-tide-only beach passages, and...More

Date of experience: October 2018

3 Thank X4967AMjimm

Katie M

35

Reviewed October 21, 2018

Beautiful view, cannot swim

The beach is all rocks so not for bare feet. You also are not permitted close to the water due to the danger of being swept in and drowning. However, we crossed the beach to a huge rock and sat up there for over an...More

Date of experience: June 2018

3 Thank Katie M

crystal101wise

Vinita, Oklahoma

24

Reviewed April 4, 2018

Beautiful Surf

I felt my brothers in every wave possible and the memories will live with me forever. The beach was the most beautiful thing to me.

Date of experience: April 2018

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larryw683

Pagosa Springs, Colorado

22660

Reviewed October 24, 2017 via mobile

Very unique

Lovely black pebble beach and beautiful waves to watch crashing in on the black rocks. Not great for playing in the water in The fall.

Date of experience: October 2017

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Elissa G

Fort Worth, Texas

149

Reviewed October 2, 2017

Beautiful Beach!

This beach really is a hidden gem. We went on a Saturday afternoon and saw less than 10 people. The sand is jet black and the water is absolutely gorgeous. A couple of things to keep in mind: It is unsafe to go into the...More

Date of experience: October 2017

8 Thank Elissa G

Shawn G

Eagan, Minnesota

6131

Reviewed September 26, 2017

Perfect place for a nice walk with the hubby

We walked up and down the black sand beach, we bird watched, and saw dozens of seals and sea lions. This was one of our favorite parts of our 8 days drive up the coast.

Date of experience: September 2017

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Zoe N

Can you camp at the Black Sands Beach?

February 28, 2018|

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Not legally

jbouldt

is the black beach near the shelter cove rv park?

May 1, 2017|

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It's just a short drive from the RV Park, just north of the airport. Take Upper Pacific Drive to Humboldt Loop and follow that to the end. Take a right on Beach Road, then a quick left to the Trailhead Parking Lot. It's a... More