Parking is VERY limited for Beach 2, so if spaces are full, choose another beach rather than parking unsafely along Highway 101. The short trail to this beach features distinctive "burls" on the spruce trees.

 

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Full Accessibility Description

Length: 385 feet
Surface Type: Compacted gravel
Typical Trail Width: 2 feet
Typical Running Slope: 19% from road into forest, under 5% through forest, 15-22% descent to beach
Typical Cross Slope: Under 3%
Elevation Gain/Loss: 60 feet
Accessible Parking: Van-accessible parking immediately across from the trailhead
Description: The trail starts on the north side of a one-car pullout on the west side of the highway. There is a larger pullout on the east side of the highway. If parking on the east side, exercise extreme caution when crossing the highway, as the speed limit is 55 mph and there is no crosswalk. From the road, the trail climbs at a steep 19% up into the forest for the first 30 feet, the grade then decreases to under 5% while crossing through the forest to the edge of the bluff. The descent to the beach starts at 215 feet with a 15-22% downhill grade with roots crossing the trail periodically. At 295 feet there is an intersection.

Continuing to the left, it is another 90 feet to the beach. The trail to the right is slightly shorter, at 75 feet, but is rocky and dense with exposed roots. Upon reaching the beach, navigate through the beach logs. The beach has three distinct levels, the first being rocky with a 4-6-foot slope down to a second rocky terrace followed by another 4-6-foot slope down to a sandy beach.