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A short trail on an old logging road that has been removed and replanted, with exhibits showing how the land was restored. NPS calls it 'Great for young childr…
Verified places and activities for families in Del Norte County. The map and the list show the same results; the list works on its own if you prefer it.
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A short trail on an old logging road that has been removed and replanted, with exhibits showing how the land was restored. NPS calls it 'Great for young childr…
A family-owned organic blueberry farm at the foot of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Blueberries are sold from early summer to early autumn, and in autumn …
A walk past 'cathedral' family groups of giant redwoods and fallen nurse logs. NPS calls it 'a great trail for children because of its gentle grade and many tr…
A two-minute walk from the parking area to 'Big Tree', a redwood estimated at over 1,500 years old. The level Circle Trail loops through the surrounding forest…
A local gallery run by the California Redwoods Art Association, selling paintings, prints, jewellery, pottery, photography and woodwork. The Chamber says it of…
A nonprofit cooperative gallery at the harbour, founded in 1961, showing paintings, photography, pottery, sculpture and jewellery by regional artists, with exh…
A loop-style walk around the prairie and along Prairie Creek, in one of the parks' best areas for seeing Roosevelt elk. Look for antler rubbing on the trees.
A short hike on an old section of coast highway, then down a spur to a rocky beach with excellent tidepools. Interpretive signs cover coastal plants and tidepo…
NPS describes this old-growth trail as 'perfect for families looking for a way to spend a few hours in the redwoods'. It passes the Big Tree area and links wit…
A short connector with an easy loop through moist redwood forest, across the highway from Simpson-Reed. Older kids can continue on the longer Hatton Trail and …
A moderate trail along the turquoise Smith River, through riverside forest and old-growth redwoods. It has some ups and downs but is not steep, and it links to…
A walk along clear Prairie Creek through old-growth redwoods, with a short spur to the Corkscrew Tree. In winter and early spring you may see spawning salmon a…
A half-day hike beside clear Mill Creek through old-growth redwoods, good for spotting salmon habitat. Maples turn crimson and gold from October to December. F…
A sandy river beach with a deep pool and rock walls near the forks of the Smith River, reached by a 586-ft trail from Highway 199. Deep water, fast currents an…
An easy one-mile trail along an old gold-mining ditch beside Myrtle Creek, with 15 interpretive signs on mining, cultural and geologic history. It runs through…
A long stretch of rocky shore and sandy coves along Pebble Beach Drive, known for tidepools, agates and views. Visit at low tide, watch for sneaker waves and a…
A short, flat loop designed for visitors who are blind or have low vision. Touch, smell and sound stations invite everyone to explore the redwood forest with a…
A 1-mile walk along the Smith River, the last major undammed river system in California, beside old-growth redwoods. In summer the river provides habitat for c…
A sandy beach on the Smith River, reached by a short 255-ft trail from the highway, with a rocky cascade and deep pool upstream; a popular summer swimming spot…
A large sandy beach steps from Crescent City Harbor, good for strolling and sunsets; the paved Harbor Trail connector to the California Coastal Trail starts he…
A bowling centre with an on-site cafe (Donna B's Cafe). Cosmic bowling runs on Friday and Saturday nights, and there is a Thursday youth league. Bowling shoes …
A volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit (founded 2024) offering hands-on STEAM and robotics for youth in Del Norte and Curry Counties: FIRST LEGO League teams (age…
Del Norte County Unified's school in Klamath, listed by CDE as an active public elementary school; its calendar refers to K-8 minimum days and the site mention…
A large wooden public viewing pier reaching out over Crescent City bay from the west end of the waterfront, with panoramic views of the harbor and lighthouse. …
An 1856 lighthouse on a small tidal island at the end of Lighthouse Way, run by the Del Norte County Historical Society and still used as a private aid to navi…
The city's main waterfront park along the harbor, hosting community events and bundling several family draws: the Kid's Town playground on Play Street with swi…
Public elementary school in the Del Norte County Unified School District, listed by the California Department of Education as an active public elementary schoo…
A moderate 2.8-mile one-way (5.5 miles round trip) walk through old-growth redwoods to Fern Falls, with an unmarked spur at about 2.5 miles to the double-trunk…
A 1.36-acre waterfront park beside Fraser Park with lawns, benches, a memorial and gravesite for the 1865 Brother Jonathan shipwreck, and an observation point …
A K-12 public charter school authorised by the Del Norte County Office of Education (CDE charter number 0358, locally funded). The CDE record and the county of…
A small county park of just over 3 acres on a bluff above the Pacific near the state line, with 14 tent-only campsites and a beach below. It was dedicated in 1…
The Crescent City campus of the College of the Redwoods community college district, located next to Del Norte High School. The campus page lists a Student Comm…
A long sandy beach just south of town in Redwood National Park, reached by a short paved road with plenty of car and RV parking, picnic tables, a fire pit and …
A bluff-top viewpoint at the top of Enderts Beach Road looking back over Crescent Beach and the city, with interpretive signs, three picnic tables and a scenic…
The park headquarters information center and bookstore in downtown Crescent City, one of five visitor centers for Redwood National and State Parks. Staff provi…
The district's public middle school, listed by CDE as an active intermediate/middle school. Its site refers to 6th grade and 7/8 events and it takes part in th…
The school district runs state-funded preschool classrooms at Bess Maxwell, Joe Hamilton, Mary Peacock and Pine Grove (California State Preschool Program) and …
A very short graveled loop to a bog full of carnivorous California pitcher plants, with two wooden viewing platforms, designed for wheelchair access. It is a q…
The county's child care resource and referral agency, a nonprofit that helps families find licensed child care, administers child care subsidies, and runs a to…
A county community school operated by the Del Norte County Office of Education, listed by CDE as an active County Community school. Its site describes Title I …
The county 4-H youth development programme administered by UC Cooperative Extension from its Crescent City office. Youth members and adult volunteers enrol onl…
The Historical Society's main museum in downtown Crescent City at 6th and H Streets holds local history collections, with linked topic pages on the Tolowa and …
The main public library of the Del Norte County Library District, an independent special district funded partly by a share of county property tax. The State Li…
Branch library of the Del Norte County Library District in Smith River, recorded in the California State Library's local library locations file with its addres…
The county's recreation department runs Tiny Tots, youth sports, teen sports, a summer kids camp, a drop-in programme and special events, with league schedules…
The county's comprehensive public high school, listed by CDE as an active public high school, adjacent to the College of the Redwoods Del Norte campus. It part…
A paid summer work-experience programme for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors run through the county office of education and the SMART Workforce Cent…
A small tribal library at the Elk Valley Rancheria offices that the tribe says is open to the general public. Its collection of 600-plus titles, periodicals an…
A nonprofit family resource centre offering weekly children's activities (arts and crafts, baby signs, sensory play, toddler time), parenting classes (Incredib…
A county park in second-growth redwoods just north of town with 50 campsites, seven short easy-walking trails (one wheelchair accessible), and two rentable pic…
A Forest Service day-use site at the confluence area of the Smith River forks with an asphalt parking lot, boat ramp and vault toilets, used for swimming, sunb…
A 1.35-acre neighborhood park near the ocean with an updated community playground, swings, a basketball court, open lawn and restrooms. It sits next to Brother…
Crescent City's indoor municipal pool in Beachfront Park, with a 25-yard pool, a waterslide, a hot tub and a sauna. It runs swim lessons from 6 months up, yout…
A 1.5-mile loop (the 2026 guide lists 1.7 miles out and back) to a cluster of the largest known coast redwoods, where about 1,500 feet of elevated metal boardw…
A Brookings, Oregon based nonprofit that brings Music Together early-childhood music classes to Crescent City at the Redwoods Wonder Forge STEAM space. Class t…
The NPS visitor center on US 199 at Hiouchi, the main stop for information on scenic drives, trails and camping in the northern (Jedediah Smith) part of the pa…
The developed heart of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, where a paved day-use area beside the Smith River gives access to a gravel river beach, a small-boat…
A summer-season visitor center and campground store inside the state park campground by the Smith River. It provides the same orientation, maps and Junior Rang…
Public elementary school in Del Norte County Unified, listed by CDE as an active public elementary school. The campus also hosts a California State Preschool P…
A viewpoint 650 feet above the Pacific where the Klamath River meets the ocean, reached by a steep, narrow paved road through the historic village of Requa. NP…
A roughly 6,100-acre state wildlife area around Lake Earl and Lake Tolowa, the largest coastal lagoon on the West Coast, managed by CDFW for birdwatching, hiki…
A licensed after-school enrichment programme run by the Child Care Council on the grounds of Mary Peacock Elementary; children do not have to attend that schoo…
Public elementary school in Del Norte County Unified, listed by CDE as an active public elementary school. Its site mentions preschool, TK and kindergarten enr…
A 0.7-mile easy, flat trail along the Mill Creek Campground road in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park that NPS lists as suitable for children, connecting to …
A small TK-8 open-enrolment magnet school in the redwoods of Gasquet, part of Del Norte County Unified and listed by CDE as an active public elementary school.…
A 0.6-mile accessible trail on compacted aggregate linking the day-use area and the campground through redwood forest with views of the Smith River. An accessi…
A nonprofit seal and sea lion rescue and rehabilitation center in Beachfront Park near the lighthouse, with outdoor animal pens, a harbor seal pup room and a g…
A small private aquarium on US 101 at the south end of town offering a guided tour of roughly 45 minutes that includes a touch tide pool, a shark and bat-ray t…
A no-fee day-use picnic area next to the Panther Flat campground on the Middle Fork Smith River, with eight picnic tables, grills, water and a horseshoe pit. T…
California's northernmost beach, a small undeveloped and secluded state beach right at the Oregon border with parking, beach access and surf-watching. There ar…
Public school in Del Norte County Unified whose calendar refers to K-8 events as well as preschool, TK and kindergarten enrollment. The campus also hosts a Cal…
A Del Norte County recreation site at the county Recreation Department address on H Street, listed as a playground together with softball fields. The county ma…
Public elementary school in Del Norte County Unified on Lake Earl Drive north of town, listed by CDE as an active public elementary school. The official site g…
The easiest old-growth walk in the north of the parks: a level 0.8-mile loop on a wide compacted gravel path past huge redwoods, nurse logs, ferns and a creek,…
Public K-8 school in Del Norte County Unified serving the Smith River community, listed by CDE as an active public elementary school. The campus also hosts the…
The Forest Service office and visitor center for the Smith River National Recreation Area on US 199 in Gasquet, offering information services, free maps and br…
A half-mile loop through one of the most photographed old-growth groves on the Smith River floodplain, flat and easy once past the initial descent from the par…
Listed by CDE as a continuation high school in Del Norte County Unified. The campus offers a Career and Technical Education program and a community school prog…
A large coastal park of dunes, wetlands, forest and ocean beach between Crescent City and the Smith River mouth, with many miles of hiking, biking and horse tr…
A family-owned roadside redwood attraction marked by giant Paul Bunyan and Babe statues, where one ticket covers the forest trails, the Redwood Canopy Trail of…
A Del Norte County Office of Education support centre that houses the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program, offering after-school and school-break activitie…
A tuition-free public charter school serving TK-9, listed by CDE as an active charter in Del Norte County Unified. It offers an in-class 'Onshore' option with …
An easy one-mile coastal loop (1.25 miles in the 2026 guide) from the Lagoon Creek picnic area through coastal forest and wildflowers to bluff views of sea sta…
A weekly playgroup run by the Family Resource Center of the Redwoods at Mountain School in Gasquet, listed on the FRC programmes page for Wednesdays 10:30 am t…