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About Baker Beach in Trinidad, California

Baker Beach, aka “Baker’s,” is a secluded cove beach just south of Trinidad in Humboldt County. It’s mostly a locals beach and because of the secluded location it is frequented by the clothing-optional crowd. Out in the water are many rocks and larger sea stacks to gaze at. There is no sign for the beach so just drive down Scenic Drive from Trinidad and look for pull-out parking spaces along the road just after passing Baker Ranch Road on the left. If you get to Luffenholtz Park you have gone too far. Look for a steep overgrown trail that descends from Scenic Drive down to the beach. A sign at the trailhead says the access was provided through the efforts of the Humboldt North Coast Land Trust and the California State Coastal Conservancy.

Address
1237 Scenic Dr
Trinidad, CA 95570
Other Names
Baker's
Pet Details
Dogs allowed
Fees
Free shoulder parking spaces
Activities
Beach Exploration
Amenities
No Facilities
Map of Baker Beach
Westhaven-Moonstone, US
11:05 pm, March 27, 2024
temperature icon 45°F
L: 45° H: 52°
Feels like 40.44 °F overcast clouds
Wind gusts: 4 m/s
UV Index: 0
Precipitation: 0.04 inch
Visibility: 10 km
Sunrise: 7:07 am
Sunset: 7:36 pm
Humidity 95 %
Pressure1014 mb
Wind 4 m/s

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May 1, 2023

This is a beautiful beach with great views and decent privacy from the road above. The trail is somewhat inconspicuously marked from the road but does have a marker at the trailhead with a notice on it that it’s a clothing optional beach, along with doggy clean up bags and info on the society that owns and maintains the land. The hike down to the beach is steep with the last bit to the beach being basically by ladder (the ‘steps’ are hanging). Be sure of your footing!

In spite of the notice at the trail head marking the beach as clothing optional, and a trail with such a narrow and steep decent down to the beach I still see many families with small children making their way down to the beach (clothed). Keep this in mind if you are going with the intent of some nude sun bathing! More privacy towards the north end of the beach just beyond the rocks (keep an eye on tides!)

Sarah