McKinleyville, California

About McKinleyville

McKinleyville, CA is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern California.

Officially, McKinleyville is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 20.88 square miles.

📰 McKinleyville News Today

• McKinleyville, CA Weather Conditions Weather Underground · Aug 14
• McKinleyville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• McKinleyville High School (CA) Girls Soccer MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Power restored after outage hits nearly 3,000 in Arcata-McKinleyville area KRCR · Jul 15
• The Environmental Review Process for Proposed Amazon Warehouse in McKinleyville Has Commenced Lost Coast Outpost · Jun 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes McKinleyville Unique

• The only place in America named McKinleyville — 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in McKinleyville

• Carmela's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Papa Wheelies Pup — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Sushi Spot — sushi
• Joe's Green Barn
• Mountain Mike's — pizza
• Round Table Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• World's Tallest Totem Pole · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in McKinleyville

• Azalea State Natural Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chah-GAH-Cho · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hiller Park reviews ★
• Hiller Sports Complex reviews ★
• Mad River Bluffs · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mad River County Park reviews ★
• Pierson Park reviews ★
• Carlson Park reviews ★
• Lhiwetgut Park reviews ★
• McKinleyville Botanical Garden · Garden reviews ★
• McKinleyville Community Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in McKinleyville

• Dow's Prairie Elementary
• Fieldbrook Elementary
• Mad River High (Continuation)
• McKinleyville High
• McKinleyville Middle
• Morris Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of McKinleyville

🏘️ Nearby Communities