Blue Lake, California

About Blue Lake

Blue Lake, CA is a small town located in northwestern California counting 1,159 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Blue Lake is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.62 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,869 residents per square mile.

📰 Blue Lake News Today

• Blue Lake Casino Hotel to Host Yurok Artist Carl Avery Exhibition indiangaming.com · Aug 18
• Blue Lake Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Lake Sabrina to Blue Lake Trail – It’s All About the Drama Local Freshies · Jul 20
• Search warrant leads to Blue Lake man’s arrest, seizure of 60 grams of fentanyl KRCR · Apr 20
• California kidnapping suspect arrested after victim calls 911 while hiding in gas station KTVU · Apr 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Blue Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Blue Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Blue Lake Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blue Lake

• Perigot Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Blue Lake

• Blue Lake Union Elementary
• Green Point Elementary
• Maple Creek Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Blue Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities