Crescent City (Chetco-Tolowa: Taa-’at-dvn, Yurok: Kohpey, Wiyot: Daluwagh ) is the county seat and only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California. Named for the crescent-shaped stretch of sandy beach south of the city, Crescent City had a total population of 7,643 in the 2010 census, up from 4,006 in the 2000 census. The population includes inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison, also within the city limits, and the former census-designated place Crescent City North annexed to the city. The city is also the site of the Redwood National Park headquarters, as well as the historic Battery Point Light.
Population: 7,643
Latitude: 41° 45' 21.42" N
Longitude: -124° 12' 6.30" W
Pelican Bay State Prison is a supermax California state prison in Crescent City, California. The 275-acre (111 ha) facility has an 'X' section designed to keep California's known "worst of the worst" prisoners in long-term solitary confinement. It t…
Crescent City (Chetco-Tolowa: Taa-’at-dvn, Yurok: Kohpey, Wiyot: Daluwagh ) is the county seat and only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California. Named for the crescent-shaped stretch of sandy beach south of the city, Crescent City had a to…
Del Norte County is a county located at the far northwest corner of the U.S. state of California, along the Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Oregon border. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,610. The county seat and only incorporated city is …
Del Norte County Regional Airport (IATA: CEC, ICAO: KCEC, FAA LID: CEC), also known as Jack McNamara Field, is a public airport three miles northwest of Crescent City, in Del Norte County, California.
Six Rivers National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner of California. It was established on June 3, 1947 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman from portions of Klamath, Siskiyou and Trinity National Forests. Its over one…
The Smith River (Tolowa: xaa-wvn’-taa-ghii~-li~’, nii~-li~’ ) is a river on the Pacific coast of extreme northwestern California, in the United States.
Smith River (formerly, Smith River Corners, Smith's River Valley, Smiths River, and Smith's River) (Tolowa: kaa-nvsh, natlh-mii~-nee-dash ) is a census-designated place in Del Norte County, California, United States. It is located 12 miles (19 km) n…
The Grove of Titans is a redwood grove within Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, in Del Norte County, Northern California.
Gasquet (pronounced GAS-kee; formerly spelled Guasquet) is a census-designated place 22 mi (35 km) southwest of the Oregon border in Del Norte County, California, and 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Crescent City, with a population of 515. It lies at …
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Battery Point Light is a lighthouse in Crescent City, California, United States.
Bertsch-Oceanview is a census-designated place (CDP) in Del Norte County, California, United States, with a population of 2,436 at the 2010 census. The community is located east of Crescent City, at an elevation of 20 feet (6.1 m), Bertsch-Oceanview…
Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge is 0.5 miles (0.80 km) offshore from Crescent City in northern California. This coastal rock covers approximately 14 acres (57,000 m2), and rises steeply 335 feet (102 m) above sea level.
Hiouchi is a census-designated place in Del Norte County, California.
Lake Earl is the largest lagoon in California, and a navigable body of water partly within Tolowa Dunes State Park and partly within Lake Earl Wildlife Area in Del Norte County, California and the third-most important seabird area on the West Coast …
KRDW-LP (107.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Smith River, California, USA, serving the Crescent City area.
Yontocket (Tolowa: yan’-daa-k’vt ) is an unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California located 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Smith River, at an elevation of 26 feet (8 m) alongside Yontocket Slough.
Pacific Shores is an unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m). It contains an abundance of streets laid out in more or less a grid. In 1963, the 760-acre area was subdivided into property lot…