Crescent City is located on the Pacific coast in the upper northwestern part of California, about 20 miles south of the Oregon border. The county seat in Del Norte County, Crescent City is located on State Highway 101, approximately 80 miles north of Eureka, and is the last major town before reaching the Oregon border. The Crescent City Shopping Center is located at the intersection of Northcrest Drive with Highway 101 the primary intersection in town with over 25,000 cars per day passing the site serving both local and interstate traffic from communities between Eureka and Brookings, and Grants Pass.