Nice town, beautiful beach and harbor. I went to a large car show there, and the locals bent over backwards to make it a great day for me. It had rained hard the day before, but thankfully their usually lovely weather returned and the show was a huge success. They open up their city park for this, and are so helpful and happy. It is bordered by towering redwood trees, and large herds of elk are frequently seen.

We drove down hwy 101 to Monterey Bay from Washington State. Crescent City had the best food and cheapest alcohol. St George Lighthouse was fun to walk to but be careful you don't get caught in the tide.

Totally forgettable. Unfortunately, it was only place to stop on our itinerary, certainly not an oasis! Other, better named places' rates outrageous, taking advantage of paucity of decent accommodations.

The beach was beautiful, minus the trash & poop (come on people!). We enjoyed dinner at North Coast, which felt a touch fancier than our dinner at the Chart Room. Both were good. I appreciated the ambience of NC more; but the food at CR made my jaw drop. I had seafood linguine and there was plenty for me and my toddler to share. We went for breakfast too and omg Crab Benedict! We went to NC for fancy coffees (latte and americano) and really... don’t bother. It was horrible. The guy seemed new and was asking others for help... management should take care of this and train properly. That said, the coffee might be great from a trained barista. We LOVED Wild River Market... easy to get to by car and helpful that it was across from Safeway so that we could grab anything that they didn’t have. But they had a lot...food as well as bath products, vacation essentials and odds and ends (sun hats, gifts, socks, dish ware.). As far as activities, we were at the beach a lot, but also did a hike to the Smith River. We found it in the hiking guide in the hotel. It was the Hatton-Hiouchi trail... too long for us, but we just went to the river (1.5 miles, took us a couple leisurely hours with a 2 year old proficient hiker), had a picnic, and my husband hiked (trail-run) back to get the car and pick us up (less than a half hour) at the Hiouchi trailhead. It worked out really well. Just watch out for poison oak in spots. Late July was nice, but it seemed another month earlier we would have been surrounded by trilliums and some other flower that had gone to seed already. We’ll try that next year.

Visit the lighthouse. Check out stout grove and enjoy a sunny day on the beach. Great family fun at the indoor municipal swimming pool. If you enjoy delicious "hole in the wall" Mexican food at a nominal price make sure you check out RALIBERTO'S TACO SHOP. They have a drive through window so you can grab those munchies without having to walk in. I ordered the carne asada burrito twice.

This ton is a joy. It offers such scenic beauty and is not the crowded tourist laden type coastal town so many places become. It offers a real chance to enjoy the coast in a quiet an leisurely way. The Chart Room is always a must for us. Best seafood you can get.