Bear Harbor Beach is a small south-facing beach in Sinkyone Wilderness State Park. Usal Campground on Usal Creek, has several idyllic settings to pitch a tent. had a great time as you can tell. The only other problem is the lack of rangers, there were one to many kids with loud trucks up untill 4am 4wheeling. 1. “Usal Beach Campground - Great Place in Off-Season and Mid-Week” Usal Beach campground (Usal Camp on maps) is located at the southern end of the Sinkyone Wilderness... read more Reviewed October 26, 2016 Usal Beach dirt roads were muddy but passable and the pot holes were inspiring but again passable. The park’s only drive-in sites, at Usal Beach Campground, are $25 a night. Things were looking promising.They looked less so when we got out at the end of the track to find an SUV parked on the beach and very loud music emanating from more cars half hidden in the trees. Riverside camping at Usal Beach. My boyfriend and I went on a four day spontaneous camping trip to Sinkyone, camping in Usal. We also loved camping at Bahia Honda State Park during our trip to the Florida Keys. Photos and trail descriptions of 'Camp at Usal Beach on the Lost Coast ' and more, submitted by the Outbound community. Sure, it's a gravel road with some blind corners and steep areas, but with a little use of your horn, taking it slow and actually using that 4w drive for once, you'll make it without a problem. Northern California Coast Camping - 25 camp sites on Lost Coast @ 50' elevation Easy hike because of the wide trail BUT its a LONG way approx. more, This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC, Top Selling Tours & Activities in and around California. It’s a remote dark sand beach that’s over a mile long and quite deep at the mouth of Usal Creek. Fourth annual Lost Coast trip for our Jeep group. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom. Having come so far we decided to explore anyway but despite walking down to both ends of the beach (you can walk end to end in about half an hour), we never got away from people or tyre tracks (despite the signs asking visitors not to drive on the beach to protect the plovers). Equestrian camping is permitted at Usal Beach and Wheeler campgrounds. The campsite we chose was well within the fog zone at this time of year, which once again we loved, but not everyone would. Can't plan for the weather for sure, but just know this is by no means an easy place to get to! Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. Nov 10, 2016 - Explore Lady Smith's board "Usal, California" on Pinterest. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. Sinkyone Wilderness State Park: Usal Beach Campground - Great Place in Off-Season and Mid-Week - See 18 traveller reviews, 51 candid photos, and great deals for California, at Tripadvisor. It is an old logging area that actually stands for U.S.A. Lumber. Sinkyone Wilderness State Park: Usal Beach and Dry Camping - See 18 traveller reviews, 51 candid photos, and great deals for California, at Tripadvisor. If you are planning a trip to this wilderness park, be sure to do your homework! The Outbound works best with JavaScript enabled. We shouldn’t have bothered. Choose from sites situated in dense, sheltered alder groves, some camp spots hidden in redwoods groves, or camp straight on the sandy beach next to the cliffs, but expect serious wind out there. We came via Usal Road from 1 N, which really isn't that bad in the summer. All campsites are primitive (table, fire ring, pit toilet nearby, no developed water source). Look for mile marker 90.88 on PCH. As the previous reviewer remarked even the tragic death of a young girl doesn’t seem to have tempered antisocial behaviour here. You can drive to Usal Beach via long windy roads, but it’s best with a 4WD or high-clearance vehicle and only when the roads aren’t wet. Turn north for approximately 6 miles onto unpaved, steep, narrow road. I reached this point via a combination of hitching and walking from the town of Garberville (via Redway, Whitethorn & Four Corners). is not marked so you really need to look out for it. DAY TWO SATURDAY: Left Usal Camp at approx. We took Usal Rd from Hwy 1 to Shelter Cove, stopping at Usal Beach along the way. Best Electric-mtn. We did spot some fresh bear tracks, a lone mule deer above us and many seabirds out on the waves (as well as a worrying number of dead ones washed up on the sand), but never found what we’d come for.It a shame such a pretty place has been degraded in this way. A curious seal watched us climb on shiny black volcanic rocks in the mist. Osprey can be seen hunting at all the beaches. This includes the Official website, phone number, location map, reviews and photos. The bathrooms were non existent and there were no water facilities we could see, which worked fine for us, but would not be ideal for many. There is already a monument for a young teenage girl who died riding in the back of a pickup truck doing donuts. The Usal Beach end of the park gets five stars for beauty, one star for terrible management by California State Parks Dept (an inexcusable lack of management that leaves Usal Beach overrun by obscenely inconsiderate off road vehicle users who shoot guns, do donuts all over the place, and shoot fireworks well past midnight many nights of the week - and without fail on weekends). There are no services so make sure you bring everything you need, wood water warm clothes and toilet paper. road was pretty rutted in places. We spent the night in Shelter Cove, with most of the group camping at Wailaki Campground. We absolutely love beach camping and Padre Island National Seashore is our all time favorite camping spot – mainly because its 3 hrs drive away from Houston. This place is great. South end of wilderness – (Usal Beach): Approximately one hour north of Ft Bragg on PCH or 15 miles west of Leggett on PCH from Highway 101. The Lost Coast is spectacular! Bike Experience -Los... Best Electric Mtn. While we weren’t expecting to see any elk we were hoping to spend a quiet day soaking up the sights and sounds of the beautiful California coast. We took Ettersburg Rd to Honeydew and then took Mattole Rd into the Humboldt State Forest. We wondered whether to hike along the coastal trail heading inland a short distance from her shrine, but decided against it. read more, Usal Beach campground (Usal Camp on maps) is located at the southern end of the Sinkyone Wilderness... The road in is not to difficult to drive, just have to take it slow, I would not recommend a car going down there but it is possible . And it gets really wet and muddy if it rains so plan accordingly. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. I have to agree with the previous reviewer, Usal Beach isn’t peaceful or pristine. Usal Beach is beautiful and has lots of dry camping available at the nearby campground. Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. The toilets are by far the worst I have ever seen, but the remoteness and views are worth it. Warning to families - Usal Beach is NOT a safe place to bring young children. Went on a camping trip with the girlfriend this weekend at Usal Beach. Anyone have any recent reports for how the road to Usal Beach campground is currently? Overall great experience except for the toilets. The ocean was freezing and beautiful, many shades of jade. really fun, and cold trip. Trip Advice. The direct and official information for Usal Beach - Sinkyone Wilderness State Park in Whitethorn, California. The road is *extremely* narrow and steep and if it's raining, good luck. We had planned to take King's Peak Road to Honeydew; however it was closed due to a wildfire so we had to improvise. The tail end of our hike is in the photos. Warnings: there are lots of ticks, poison oak and stinging nettle everywhere. Usal Beach in Westport, California. Camps along the trail are on the beach where Sea Lions play (Little Jack*ss Beach), in a stunningly gorgeous grove of old growth redwoods along a beautiful creek (Sally Bell Grove), at the site of an old doghole port and its little town (Wheeler) and more. not SUVs) in the campground. Beautiful park with large trees and isolated beaches. Usal Beach at Usal Campground is the southernmost beach in Sinkyone Wilderness State Park along the Mendocino North Coast. Ask Jacque B about Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, Ask Sarah R about Sinkyone Wilderness State Park. Usal Beach Campground, at the southern end of Sinkyone WIlderness State Park on the Lost Coast is a gorgeous, peaceful place to camp, if you can handle the 6+ miles of rough logging road. Some sort of brazen animal (a bobcat?? We picked wild strawberries in April. And in general is not safe - once when I was there, a couple enjoying the stars and beach at night told me they almost got run over by a drunken pickup truck driver doing donuts. Dirt road to get there. From this point on, all details are for the full 53 mile (85 km) hike from Usal Campground to Mattole Beach: Usal Campground – Southern trailhead; situated at the bottom end of the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park. Hoping to make it out there before the forecasted 2 weeks of storms in California. The entrance for Usal Road is easy to miss as there aren’t any markers aside from some yellow posts. Environmental camping is available at Needle Rock and Bear Harbor. Bike Experience -whittier, The Day Is Mine Private Day Tour in Fresno. Top Selling Tours & Activities in and around California. It took us around 20 minutes of leisurely motoring, with a few stops to photograph the scenery from the occasional lookout to reach the campground set in verdant surroundings beside a trickling creek. read more, Usal Beach campground (Usal Camp on maps) is located at the southern end of the Sinkyone Wilderness... Usal Beach is the only drive-in campground, as well as the campground furthest south in Sinkyone; it’s conveniently located near Highway 1. We headed there one Saturday in November after a fellow guest at the ranch where we were staying inspired us with tales of elk rutting on the sand. uploaded in Lost Coast: We saw steelhead ripping up this river at night..Awesome Spot! See more ideas about california, coast, lost coast trail. 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