Orick, California

About Orick

Set in the northwestern part of California, Orick is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Orick is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.75 square miles.

📰 Orick News Today

• Pennsylvania Guardsmen Strengthen Engineering Skills, Preserve Redwoods nationalguard.mil · Jul 30
• Small schools are the beating heart of some CA rural communities calmatters.org · Apr 20
• Yurok Tribe opens new outdoor recreation area in Northern California Record Searchlight · Jul 31
• REPORT FROM ORICK: One School, Nine Students. California Pays Over $100,000 Per Kid to Keep Small Schools Open Lost Coast Outpost · Apr 20
• Orick Elementary School in California has nine students and costs $120K per kid to stay open New York Post · Apr 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Orick Unique

• The only place in America named Orick — 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 14 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Orick

• Palm Cafe

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Big Tree · Attraction
• Corkscrew Tree · Attraction
• Elk Viewing · Attraction
• Fern Canyon · Attraction
• Goldbluff beach · Attraction
• Prairie Creek Visitor Center · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Orick

• Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Murrelet State Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Orick

• Orick Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Orick

🏘️ Nearby Communities