Crescent City, California Travel Information

Battery Point Lighthouse and Museum Several historic lighthouses in California are open to the public, but the 150-year-old lighthouse in Crescent City is unique in that tours are offered only during low tide. This is because the walk f... Crescent City, CA

Crescent City During the California gold rush, the towns of Klamath and Crescent City burgeoned simultaneously when mining brought thousands to the nearby mountains and beaches in 1850. The Klamath River bar, howev... Crescent City, CA

Del Norte County Museum Often, historical buildings find new life as museums; such is the case in Crescent City, the largest community in Del Norte County and the last major California city before the Oregon border. The old ... Crescent City, CA

Jedediah Smith Campground Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park is gorgeous. Not only does the Smith River run by the campground for unparalleled fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming, but also the hiking is great; the wild S... Crescent City, CA

Mill Creek Campground Mill Creek Campground is a pretty forest campground down in a shaded stream canyon. Take away the redwoods, and this feels like eastern forest. With all the maples, it could be Pennsylvania. Miles off... Crescent City, CA

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Crescent City (Distance: 0.3 mi) The Crescent City area has a great variety of habitats in a fairly compact region. There are offshore rookeries, rocky headlands, mixed conifer forests, sandy flats, lagoons, a protected harbor with a...

Crescent City, CA - Birding - length:unknown

Pebble Beach (Distance: 1.7 mi) This is a fun and consistent beach break that can produce left and right barrels. Pebble Beach is a mostly west-facing beach protected by some small rock outcroppings. The waves here are generally thi...

Crescent City, CA - Surfing - length:unknown

Howland Hill Road (Distance: 1.8 mi) On maps, Howland Hill Road appears to be a simple trail. But this easy route is a stunningly beautiful, meandering drive through large groves of moss-hung coast redwoods in Jedediah Smith Redwoods Sta...

Crescent City, CA - Off-Highway Drives - length:8.4 mi

Point Saint George (Distance: 2.3 mi) This is a rocky shelf, reef, and point break that produces numerous quality peaks. Point Saint George is one of the best breaks in the area. You can find waves here even when nearby spots are virtuall...

Crescent City, CA - Surfing - length:unknown

Crescent Beach Trail (Distance: 2.9 mi) The trail crosses meadows and alder forests just inland from the broad, sandy shoreline of Crescent Beach. The easy grade and pastoral surroundings make for a very pleasant walk, which culminates with...

Crescent City, CA - Hiking - length:4.2 mi

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Kings Valley Kings Valley Golf Course Public, 9 holes 1259 yards, par 28 4.7 miles from center of Crescent City, California

Del Norte Del Norte Golf Club Public, 9 holes 3050 yards, par 35 7.3 miles from center of Crescent City, California

Salmon Run Salmon Run Public, 18 holes 7200 yards, par 72 21.5 miles from center of Crescent City, California

Illinois 1 Illinois Valley Golf Course Public, 9 holes 3100 yards, par 36 41.2 miles from center of Crescent City, California

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