Sue-meg State Park Rim Trail
Sue-meg State Park (formerly Patrick's Point), Trinidad · near Trinidad · North Coast
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route type
- out-and-back
- Distance
- 3 miles
- Elevation gain
- 200 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Year-round (often foggy); clear days best for whales
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No hiking permit; $8 CA State Parks vehicle day-use fee. Park renamed Sue-meg in 2021.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 0 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Dramatic coastal bluff overlooks (Wedding Rock, Palmer's Point) · Tidepools & Agate Beach · Gray whales, seals & sea lions · Reconstructed Yurok village (Sumêg)
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- Walk the Rim Trail between the bluff overlooks - Wedding Rock is the classic - and drop the stairs to Agate Beach for tidepools and polished stones. Clear days are best for whales. $8 day-use fee; visit the Sumêg village. No dogs.
The guide
Sue-meg State Park - renamed in 2021 from Patrick's Point to honor the Yurok place name - is the North Coast at its most dramat…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Sue-meg State Park Rim Trail — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 41.1354, -124.1583