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Klamath, California
CDP
About Klamath
Set in the northwestern part of California, Klamath is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Klamath is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 17.22 square miles.
📰 Klamath News Today
- Klamath County Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Engineers blew up 4 dams on a dying river. Now the salmon population is exploding. Upworthy · Jul 27
- Search efforts focus on the Klamath River for missing California man Brandyone Salazar, last seen in March 2026 NBC News · Jun 22
- Aerial Mapping Project Begins to Track Northern California's Klamath River Recovery After Dam Removal edhat · Jul 24
- 8 Quirkiest Northern California Towns To Visit In 2026 WorldAtlas · Jul 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Klamath Unique
- The only place in America named Klamath — 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Klamath
- Forest Cafe
- Klamath River Cafe (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Klamath Tour Thru Tree · Attraction
- Trees of Mystery · Attraction
- Brotherhood Tree · Attraction
- Cathedral Tree · Attraction
- Elephant Tree · Attraction
- SkyTrail · Attraction
- Towering Inferno · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Klamath
- Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Redwood National Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Redwood National and State Parks · Nature reserve reviews ★
- MaryLee Thompson-Smith Commemorative Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Trees of Mystery · Garden reviews ★
- Yurok Village Discovery Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Klamath
- Margaret Keating Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area17.22 sq mi
Coordinates41.5729, -124.0556