FLORENCE KELLER, Crescent City, CA

FLORENCE KELLER CO PARK, Crescent City, CA

RUN BY: Del Norte County, CA

LOCATION: Crescent City, CA

UTILITIES: None

COST: $15

DISCOUNTS: none

OUR RATING (1-5): I - 4.0

NOTES: Kudos to Del Norte County, California for building and maintaining this campground and park. It is in a heavy redwood forest. It was hard to tell what the weather was doing in the outside world because of the thick canopy. It is a good place if you are just passing through or looking for a place to spend a few days. It is just a few blocks from US-101, if you just need to pull off and want a really nice place to stay, and it is secluded enough to give you the feeling that you're 'out-in-the-woods' even though you are within the Crescent City city limits. The entire area is surrounded by the National Park Service - California Park Service joint Redwood Forest. A park visitor center and a magnificent 10+ mile drive through old-growth Redwood forest was practically across the street. (If you want to do the drive, be aware that it is a single lane dirt road.

Environment: Heavy redwood forest just blocks from US-101

Amenities: None

Dump: NO

Public Water: YES

Toilets: YES

Showers: NO

Laundry: NO

Phone Service: Verizon was okay

Location: Get off US-101 and go west (toward ocean). Turn left on Cunningham Lane and immediately watch for entrance on left.

Proximity to shopping: Just down the road. You are in Crescent City

Camping Population: Don't know. We were only ones there.

Sites: Most rather small but we found a lovely spot right among the giant redwoods. #5.

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RATING KEY: category - score

Categories: I - established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days

II - boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but

one might choose to stay for more than a night.

III - over-night areas

You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population, site, phone service