Point St. George(Radio Beach)

Located in the city of Crescent City, Point St. George is a one-mile-long, wide, and rocky beach situated on the Point St. George Heritage Area. Point St. George is also known as Radio Beach and the historic St. George Reef Lighthouse is six miles offshore on the Dragon Rocks northwest of the beach. St. George Reef Lighthouse is one of the tallest lighthouses in California and you can see it from Point St. George on a clear day using binoculars.

Point St. George is a dog-friendly beach and offers few amenities including driftwoods, tide pools, and a well-known rock named White Rock that has a rock arch.

There are many fun activities here including surfing, fishing, birdwatching, whale watching, and beachcombing.

Getting to Point St. George is very easy – the beach’s entrance is situated at 4355 North Pebble Beach Drive and there is a free parking lot within walking distance of the entrance.

If you are looking for attractions near Point St. George, you can drive 14 minutes to many nearby options. Spread across 139,000 acres, Redwood National and State Parks is home to over 200 exotic plant species including English Ivy, Spotted Knapweed, and Poison Hemlock. Fern Waterfall is a fun tourist attraction with a six-mile-long Boy Scout Tree Trail that is a fantastic place for Instagram-worthy pictures. Ocean World features sea-life creatures housed in million gallons of water tanks including sharks, seals, sea lions, and rays, interactive tide pools, shark petting, high-flying sea lion shows. Another great attraction near Point St. George is Del Norte County Historical Society, a museum with the finest collections of Native American basketry, weapons, farming and mining equipment, and photographs of the infamous Tsunami disaster of 1964.

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants within a 10-minute drive of Point St. George. The Mexican restaurant Cristina’s serves tacos, quesadillas, Pico Guacamole, burritos, salads, and desserts. China Hut is a Chinese restaurant that offers orange chicken, beef with broccoli, Kung Pao chicken, Peking duck, and soups. Another good restaurant near Point St. George is Enoteca, a local and casual restaurant-bar featuring sandwiches, French fries, hamburgers, cocktails, craft beers, wine, and live music.

If you are looking for a hotel near Point St. George, you can drive 11 minutes to the 3-Star hotel Oceanfront Lodge that features a pool, bar, sauna, restaurant, fitness center, bowling alley, and boating, canoeing, horseback riding, hiking, and windsurfing tours. Anchor Beach Inn Crescent City is a 2-Star hotel offering beautiful beachside rooms and suites. If you are looking for a budget-friendly hotel near Point St. George, the 2-Star Motel 6 Crescent City, CA welcomes pets.