Destinations · California
Crescent City
CA · 41.7558, -124.2017
From Crescent City, California, Byway's registries place 1 scenic byway, 1 national park, 4 public land units and 15 campgrounds within 30 miles.
Get in
From San Francisco or Portland, US Highway 101 makes a scenic but sometimes slow drive along the coast to Crescent City. Between San Francisco and Crescent City, there are only a few connector roads from the east (Hwy 20, Hwy 299) so if you want to drive along the coast, you can access Hwy 101 near San Francisco and follow it north.
Day-trip loops
Baked loops for Crescent City are growing. The weave below is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Pacific Coast · 17 mi · national
National parks
Public land
Campgrounds
- Mill Creek Campground - Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park · 6 mi
- Jedediah Smith Campground - Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park · 7 mi
- Panther Flat Campground · 15 mi
- Big Flat Campground · 16 mi
- Grassy Flat Campground · 18 mi
- North Fork Campground · 20 mi
- Patrick Creek Campground · 20 mi
- Ludlum Campground · 20 mi
Lookouts
- Rainbow Rock Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Cape Ferrelo Viewpoint · 25 mi
- House Rock Viewpoint · 26 mi
- Whaleshead Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places
- Del Norte County Historical Society Museum · 0 mi
- Del Norte County Historical Society Museum · 0 mi
- U.S. Merchant Marine · 0 mi
- S.S. Emidio · 0 mi
- Billy Boone Square · 0 mi
- Point of Honor · 1 mi
- Brother Jonathan Cemetery · 1 mi
- Brother Jonathan Cemetery · 1 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Del Norte County · 13 mi
- Klamath · 18 mi
- Brookings-Harbor · 21 mi
- Redwood National Park · 25 mi