Welcome to the webhome of the City of Crescent City, California
Last update: Jan 9th, 2008
CRESCENT CITY is located on Hwy 101 on the beautiful Northern California coast about 20 miles south of the Oregon border. The area offers an abundance of outdoor recreational activities utilizing the proximity of the Pacific Ocean, the Smith River and Klamath River, Redwood National and State Parks, and the Smith River National Recreation Area. Crescent City is 1.6 square miles in size with a population of 7,542 and a surrounding urban service area of approximately 15,000. County-wide the population is approximately 26,000 encompassin
g 1003 square miles.The annual rainfall averages 75 inches. Summer coastal temperatures average 60 70 degrees, with inland temperatures much warmer. Winter temperatures average 40 50 degrees.
Overhead photos featured on this page: Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.Californiacoastline.org