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Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
Marina State Beach/California

Marina State Beach

Marina, California

1.8 mi

Distance

282 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Marina State Beach unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

California Department of Parks and Recreation manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1 ft
Max:13 ft
Gain:86 ft
Loss:86 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1 ft and 13 ft across 1.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1 ft5 ft9 ft13 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.9 mi1.3 mi1.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi9 ft
High point0.8 mi13 ft
End1.8 mi9 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Marina, CA · in or next to town
County:
Monterey County, CA
Jurisdiction:
Marina State Beach · California Department of Parks and Recreation

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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