Photo: Mike · CC BY 2.0Crescent City has 95 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Crescent City, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Beach Front Park (1 mi). 4% of Crescent City’s land is conserved, about 53 acres.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #281 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Crescent City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Crescent City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crescent City is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #281 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
Water is 19% of Crescent City’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Beach Front Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Del Norte County Fairgrounds
53 conserved acres
4% of Crescent City’s land. Water is left out: Crescent City has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Crescent City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beachfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Peterson Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Crescent City Marsh Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Restricted |
| Brother Jonathan Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Pyke Field Local Recreation Area | County | 2 | Open |
| Elk Creek Wetlands Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Restricted |
15 places to go in Crescent City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 9 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Crescent City: May to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 11.3 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 13.2 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 65 °F). 13.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Crescent City →
Crescent City and its neighbors
Crescent City has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent City | 4% | 1.2 | 16 | 95% | A− |
| Bertsch-Oceanview | 30% | 0.7 | 245 | 68% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Crescent City
Where can I hike in Crescent City?
The longest trail networks: Beach Front Park, 1 miles; Brother Jonathan Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Crescent City is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Crescent City’s trails?
Beach Front Park and Del Norte County Fairgrounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Crescent City?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Crescent City?
53,439 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crescent City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Crescent City have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #281 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Crescent City neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →