Redcrest California Map

About Redcrest, California

Redcrest is a locality in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 61. The population density is 39.4 people per km². Redcrest is located at 40.4004°N, 123.9500°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95569.

Redcrest emerges from the dense, verdant shadows of the Rockefeller Redwood Forest, where the ancient, towering giants stand as silent sentinels over the damp, fertile earth. It lies 17.5 miles southeast of Fortuna, CA (from Fortuna, CA: bearing 141°T), and is situated 10.7 miles southeast of Rio Dell. Chadd Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the landscape, its clear waters reflecting the filtered, amber light that descends through the canopy to reach the forest floor. A mile away, the open expanse of Chadd Prairie offers a stark, sun-drenched contrast to the timbered depths, where the air holds a heavy, mossy stillness that feels as though time itself has slowed to accommodate the growth of the trees. The proximity of Humboldt Redwoods State Park ensures that the land retains a wild, untamed character, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Klamath Mountains provides a jagged, immovable boundary against the sky.

Redcrest maintains a quiet, deliberate pace of life, deeply rooted in the legacy of the timber industry that once defined the economic pulse of these inland reaches. Residents often traverse Allens Trail, a path that traces the contours of the rugged terrain, leading those who seek solitude toward the distant, rhythmic rush of Pepperwood Falls. While the modern world moves with frantic haste elsewhere, the local economy here leans into a slower, more intentional rhythm, shaped by the cycles of the forest and the seasonal shifts of the interior climate. Those who linger long enough might venture toward Kergerson Lake to witness the evening light settle across the water, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered copper as the day recedes into the quiet, cool dark of the woods.

About This Redcrest Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Redcrest, California. Coordinates: 40.400417, -123.950042. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Redcrest includes the ZIP code (95569), telephone area code (530), county seat of Humboldt County (Eureka), and school district assignment (Fortuna Union High School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.