Mad River Beach County Park

"Beautiful but high tide couldn't access to much always find sand dollars not today lol"

"This is a dog friendly beach on the Northwest coast of California, South of the Redwoods National Park. We stopped to our on the way to the redwoods to burn some energy. Drive slow in the parking lot as it's full of deposits that are filled with water. This is not a popular beach. We went about noon on a Friday, and we were the only ones on the beach. This beach desperately needs a beach sweeper. It is littered with thousands of crab carcasses, which is to be expected, but we also passed 5 dead birds on our 1 mile walk. We turned to the right and walked along the beach in the direction so maybe the left side is cleaner. Upon entering the beach, there is also a partially buried carcass of some sort. I couldn't tell what it was, but it had large ribs. People also have not been picking up after their dogs."

"Great beach, minimal parking available, and huge dunes to climb both going in, and heading out. Lightly populated, wide open beach area is worth it!! We'll hike those dunes until we cant!!"

"Enjoyed a nice 15 mile bike ride on the Hammond Trail which runs through the park. As you can see, pretty beautiful beach and natural scenery. That narrow bridge you see in the photo runs over the river. There's even more trail miles than we had time to do."

"Great trails along lupines, blackberries in the bushes, Mad River on one side, ocean beach on the other. Fishing spots at the River. Sand dollars at the beach and Godwits. Nice spots for picnic, frisbee, and some deep River pools."