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Eureka to Crescent City & Oregon State Line: Roadtrip Guide

Last Modified: March 18, 2020

This is part of my Pacific Coast Highway / Highway 101 road trip series and you can see San Francisco to Mendocino here and Mendocino to Eureka here. For this day, I drove from Eureka to Crescent City with a detour up to the Oregon stateline and back. You can easily use this post for a trip […]

Filed Under: National Parks, Northern California, Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip Stops, Road Trips, State Parks Tagged With: Crescent City, Del Norte County, Eureka

Trees of Mystery: Giant Paul Bunyan, Crazy Trees and a Gondola Ride

Last Modified: March 18, 2020

File this under one of the best road trip spots I have ever seen. From the minute Trees of Mystery comes into view, the 60 foot Paul Bunyan statue and his 30 foot ox beckon the weary traveler to come sit at their feet and hear their stories. I have seen these statues before, and I […]

Filed Under: Natural Wonders, Northern California, Strangely Awesome Tagged With: Del Norte County, Klamath

Hensel’s Seafood and Deli: Best Fish Tacos Ever

Last Modified: May 28, 2015

Update May 2015 – I am told they are in the process of relocating and are currently closed. Let me know if you hear anything else in the comments. In the small coastal town of Crescent City sits one of the best fish taco places I have ever been to in my entire life. The […]

Filed Under: Food, Northern California Tagged With: Crescent City, Del Norte County

Pelican State Beach: Northernmost Beach in California

Last Modified: July 8, 2020

As the northernmost state beach in California, Pelican State Beach is a small, beautiful, and eerie stretch of sand. It is located only 3 minutes drive from the Oregon border, and with no sign leading to it and a road that looks like it hasn’t been maintained in years, it is a remote but beautiful […]

Filed Under: Beaches, Northern California Tagged With: Del Norte County, Smith River

Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery on the Smith River

Last Modified: March 16, 2020

Fifteen minutes south of the Oregon/California border is a small, privately owned fish hatchery for salmon and steelhead that is open to the public. If you have ever wondered how a place like this works, then you can call and set up a free tour, or you can just go during the hours they are […]

Filed Under: Northern California, Strangely Awesome, Wildlife Tagged With: Del Norte County, Smith River

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