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Trinidad is noted for its coastline, with ten public beaches and offshore rocks, part of the California Coastal National Monument, of which Trinidad is a "Gateway City." [ 6 ] Fishing operations related to Trinidad Harbor are vital to both local tourism and commercial fishing interests in the region.
Trinidad State Beach is a state beach 20 miles (30 km) north of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. The offshore rocks are part of the California Coastal National Monument . Colorful tide pools provide specimens to Cal Poly Humboldt's Fred Telonicher Marine Laboratory located in Trinidad.
Much of Trinidad Head was transferred from the United States Coast Guard to the city of Trinidad in 1983. The 46 acres (19 hectares) transferred to the city came with the condition that the property be maintained for public recreation. The city zoned it as "open space" and opened a hiking trail around Trinidad Head in 1984. [13]
The California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2017 [12] added five coastal sites: 440 acres (180 ha) at Lost Coast Headlands, 13 acres (5.3 ha) at Trinidad Head, 8 acres (3.2 ha) at Lighthouse Ranch in Humboldt County, 5,780 acres (2,340 ha) from the Cotoni-Coast Dairies in Santa Cruz County and 20 acres (8.1 ha) from Piedras ...
This list of California beaches is a list of beaches that are situated along the coastline of the State of California, US. The information in this article draws extensively from the California Coastal Access Guide , a comprehensive resource that provides detailed information on over 1150 public access points along California's extensive 1271 ...
The wave Harrington described, likely a rogue wave, was the highest recorded ocean wave to have struck the United States West Coast. [8] According to Harrington, it washed completely over 93-foot-tall (28 m) Pilot Rock offshore, and broke over the top of the 175-foot-tall (53 m) bluff on which the lighthouse stood.
Method 1 does not include the coastlines of the territories of the United States, while method 2 does. The data for method 1 was retrieved from a CRS Report for Congress [1] using data from U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The Coastline of the United States, 1975. [2]
Sue-meg State Park (formerly Patrick's Point State Park) is a 640-acre California State Park (260 ha) in Humboldt County, California near Trinidad on the Redwood Coast, situated on a lushly forested promontory above the Pacific Ocean.