Dales, California

About Dales

Dales is a small unincorporated community in northwestern California.

Dales holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.65 square miles.

📰 Dales News Today

• Update: Manton Fire in Tehama County nears full containment at 90% Sacramento Bee · Aug 5
• Pickup truck crashes into tree in Dales, driver killed KRCR · Jul 13
• California Powerball player wins big, one number shy of jackpot FOX40 · Apr 30
• Multiple fatalities in SR-36 E crash east of Dales Station Action News Now · Jul 3
• Multiple fatalities after head-on crash on SR-36 near Dales, CHP says KRCR · Jul 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dales Unique

• The only place in America named Dales — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dales

• Dales Lake Ecological Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dales

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