Palo Cedro, California

About Palo Cedro

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

Officially, Palo Cedro is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.18 square miles.

📰 Palo Cedro News Today

• Schedule - Foothill Cougars (Palo Cedro, CA) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 13
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• #1 Realtor in Palo Cedro, CA | Josh Barker Real Estate ACCESS Newswire · Aug 11
• Foothill High School (Palo Cedro, CA) Freshman Football MaxPreps · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Palo Cedro Unique

• The only place in America named Palo Cedro — 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.
• Easy reach of Redding (7 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Palo Cedro

• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Fresh Fire Grill
• Goodtimes Pizza and Things — pizza
• Smokin' Joe's BBQ — barbecue
• Black Rose — coffee shop (café)
• Cedar Tree Restaurant — american
• LGI Nutrition (café)
• Norm’s
• Ortega's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Papis Taqueria — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Palo Cedro

• Rancho Park reviews ★
• Stillwater Heights Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Palo Cedro

• Chrysalis Charter
• Foothill High
• Junction Elementary
• North Cow Creek Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Palo Cedro

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