Old Gulch beach (LH 15) is the northernmost beach on the island and the only beach on the 3 km long cliffed, 120-150 m high northern shore. It is located at the base of a 30 m wide, 200 m deep gap in the 20-40 m high basalt cliffs called Old Gulch. The 50 m long beach is composed of basalt boulders, and slopes steeply into the deeper waters of the Gulch. It has a partly vegetated storm boulder beach, while fronted by the steep 40 m wide active boulder beach. Narrow but accessible rock platforms run out either side of the Gulch to the northern rocks. It can be reached on foot from the North Beach picnic area 300 m to the south. read more

Beach Length: 0.05km