Signed as a U.S. Highway.
Entire route. [CS&HC Sec. 253.1]
Routes 95, 97, and 199 were the only U.S. Routes in California that were not affected by the Great Renumbering of 1964.
Entire route. [CS&HC Sec. 263.1]
Redwood National Park is in Crescent City. It houses the world-famous giant redwoods and features scenic beaches.
Just a mile east of Route 197 is the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. The park is named after the intrepid explorer who explored the interior of northern California. His journey through the coast redwood belt was part of a remarkable two-year trapping expedition which began in 1826. Smith pioneered a trail southwest from the Great Salt Lake across the Mojave Desert through the San Bernadino Mountains into California. Established in 1929, this 10,000 acre predominately old growth coast redwoods park is bisected by the last major free flowing river in California, the Smith River. Almost all of the park land is water shed for the Smith River and Mill Creek, a major tributary. The park has about 20 miles of hiking and nature trails, river access, a visitor center with exhibits and a nature store. For more information, call (707)464-6101 ext. 5112.
This route crosses the Six Rivers National Recreation Area portion of the Six Rivers National Forest. Its forest headquarters is in Eureka. For more information, you can call them at (707)442-1721.
Route 199 is interesting in that its parent route (Route 99) and its offspring (Routes 299 and 399) have been decomissioned as U.S. Highways. Also, Route 199 is entirely in both the F&E System and the Scenic Highways list.