Crescent City, northernmost substantial town in California, spreads inland from the long curving beach which gives it its name. It boasts a major fishing port graced by an improbably picturesque lighthouse. A waterfront park includes the area devastated by the 1962 tsunami, with headquarters for Redwood National Park a block inland.
Parks spread in all directions from the edges of Crescent City - Tolowa Dunes to the north, Jedediah Smith Redwoods to the east and Del Norte Redwoods to the south. Highway 101 follows the coast north and south while Highway 199, the last leg of the Redwood Highway, follows the Smith River northeast into Oregon.
Wikipedia: Crescent City, California![]() | On the Crescent City Breakwater On the Crescent City BreakwaterCrescent City, California Date photographed: August 10, 2008See location in Google Maps | |
![]() | Giant tetrapods on the Crescent City Breakwater Giant tetrapods on the Crescent City BreakwaterCrescent City, California Date photographed: August 10, 2008See location in Google Maps | |
![]() | Despite their huge size the tetrrapods on the breakwater are slowly being moved by the waves Despite their huge size the tetrrapods on the breakwater are slowly being moved by the wavesCrescent City, California Date photographed: August 10, 2008See location in Google Maps | |
![]() | An open space along the Crescent City waterfront marks the tsunami danger zone An open space along the Crescent City waterfront marks the tsunami danger zoneCrescent City, California Date photographed: August 10, 2008See location in Google Maps | |
![]() | The chain-saw sculpture mermaid at Crescent City Harbor The chain-saw sculpture mermaid at Crescent City HarborCrescent City, California Date photographed: August 10, 2008See location in Google Maps | |
![]() | Citizens Dock at Crescent City Citizens Dock at Crescent CityCrescent City, California Date photographed: August 10, 2008See location in Google Maps | |
![]() | The long Crescent Beach that gave Crescent City its name The long Crescent Beach that gave Crescent City its nameCrescent City, California Date photographed: August 10, 2008See location in Google Maps | |
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