Article of the week: Central California Beach Resorts
Crescent City was destroyed by a tsunami in 1964. Crescent City hotels
Its major industry is fishing, shrimp and crab. The Redwood National and State Park HQ is located at 1111 2nd St.
Things to see and do in and near Crescent City:
- Battery Point Lighthouse
- built in 1856
- Museum
- tours are available
- St George Reef Lighthouse
- 6 miles off shore
- 1 hour tour
- Accessible only by helicopter
- Del Norte Historical Society Museum
- 1926 Jailhouse
- Native American artifacts
- Historic exhibits
- North Coast Marine Mammal Center
- Helps injured sea lions, dolphins and seals
- Howe Drive Park
- Harbor side Beach
- Picnic tables
- Bicycle trail
- Point St George
- Grassy Dunes
- Bird Watching
- County Campgrounds
- Florence Keller Park
- Ruby Van Deventer Park
- Patrick's Point State Park
- Scenic overlooks
- Whale Watching
- tide pools
- sea lions and seals
- bird watching
- Humboldt Lagoons State Park
- Lagoons and marshland
- Bird watching
- Picnic areas
- camping
- hiking along Coastal trails
- Big Lagoon County Park
- Beach - caution: strong currents
- Picnic areas
- Agate Beach