Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park lies on the southern portion of the Lost Coast, a 60-mile stretch of wilderness comprising the park and the King Range National Conservation Area.
For thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived, the Sinkyone Indians lived on this part of the coast. They occupied permanent villages beside streams and rivers, and moved out in family groups to hunt and forage in the hills during the summer. Today, the Lost Coast Trail follows the whole length of the rugged Sinkyone coastline. Gray whales pass by during the winter and early spring. Roosevelt elk roam the grasslands. Sea lions and harbor seals hang out in rocky coves. It’s an arresting landscape, with canyons, arches, tide pools, sea stacks, seasonal wildflowers, waterfalls, and dark sand beaches.
Volunteering
In Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, volunteers assist with prairie restoration and habitat restoration. Volunteers can remove Tansy Ragwort, an invasive plant in the Lost Coast region and plant native vegetations that assist in maintaining prairies here. If you are interested in volunteering in Sinkyone Wilderness, please contact Michelle Forys at Michelle.Forys@parks.ca.gov.
