Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve ~2 hours/70 miles from Crescent City, Calif. ~2¾ hours/113 miles from Orick, Calif. Deep inside the Siskiyou mountains lies the "Marble Halls of Oregon". The caves formed when acidic rainwater dissolved the surrounding marble, creating one of the few marble caves in the world. The monument's ancient forests contain endemic Port Orford Cedar and one of the largest Douglas-fir trees in Oregon.
Crater Lake National Park ~3½ hours/172 miles from Crescent City, Calif. ~4½ hours/213 miles from Orick, Calif. Crater Lake has inspired people for hundreds of years. No place else on earth combines a deep, pure lake, so blue in color; sheer surrounding cliffs almost two thousand feet high; two picturesque islands; and a violent volcanic past. It is a place of immeasurable beauty and an outstanding outdoor laboratory and classroom.
Tule Lake Unit of WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument ~4.5 hours/208 miles from Crescent City, Calif. ~5 hours/250 miles from Orick, Calif. The Tule Lake Unit, WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument includes both the Tule Lake Segregation Center, the largest and most controversial of the sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II, and Camp Tulelake, which was first a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, then a prisoner of war camp, and finally an additional facility to detain Japanese Americans.
Lassen Volcanic National Park ~5½ hours/295 miles from Crescent City, Calif. ~4¾ hours/253 miles from Orick, Calif. Come witness a brief moment in the ancient battle between the earth shaping forces of creation and destruction. Nestled within Lassen's peaceful mountain forests you will find that hissing fumaroles and boiling mud pots still shape and change the land. Come witness a brief moment in the ancient battle between the earth shaping forces of creation and destruction. Nestled within Lassen's peaceful mountain forests you will find that hissing fumaroles and boiling mud pots still shape and change the land.
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area ~4¼ hours/209 miles from Crescent City, Calif. ~3½ hours/168 miles from Orick, Calif. Beautiful crystal-clear waters, surrounded by mountain peaks, waterfalls and pristine mountain creeks. Miles of trails to explore the history of the California Gold Rush.
Lava Beds National Monument ~5 hours/228 miles from Crescent City, Calif. ~5½ hours/269 miles from Orick, Calif. Lava Beds National Monument is a land of turmoil, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, volcanic eruptions on the Medicine Lake shield volcano have created a rugged landscape dotted with diverse volcanic features. More than 700 caves, Native American rock art sites, historic battlefields and campsites, and a high desert wilderness experience await you. |
Last updated: January 30, 2024