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Blue Lake California Map

Explore Blue Lake, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Blue Lake, California

How to Use This Blue Lake, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Blue Lake, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Blue Lake.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Blue Lake
State	California (CA)
County	Humboldt County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	40.882907
Longitude	-123.983949
Population	1,208
Density	785.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	95525
Area Code	530
County Seat	Eureka
School District	Northern Humboldt Union High School District

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About Blue Lake, California

Blue Lake is a locality in Humboldt County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,208. The population density is 785.2 people per km². Blue Lake is located at 40.8829°N, 123.9839°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Blue Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 95525.

Blue Lake occupies a quiet stretch of land where the steady, rhythmic pulse of Powers Creek defines the local hydrology, cutting a path through the earth that directs the flow of life toward the distant reach of Arcata Bay. It lies 5.3 miles east-northeast of Arcata, CA (from Arcata, CA: bearing 78°T), and is situated 7.5 miles southeast of McKinleyville. The landscape here is characterized by a verdant, damp vitality, softened by the persistent coastal mist that drifts in from the nearby Pacific, clinging to the foliage and cooling the air even on the brightest summer afternoons. To the east, the distant silhouette of the Klamath Mountains carves a jagged edge against the sky, while the immediate surroundings are shaped by the gentle contours of Sullivan Gulch and the dense, sheltered canopy of the nearby Arcata Community Forest. Within the center of the settlement, the City of Blue Lake Tot Lot serves as a modest, grounding point of assembly, where the light hits the grass at dusk with a clarity that renders every blade distinct and quiet.

History in Blue Lake is written in the layered remnants of the timber industry, an economy that once relied on the thick, ancient stocks of the surrounding woodlands and continues to influence the sturdy, utilitarian character of the local architecture. The rhythm of daily life moves with an unpretentious pace, far removed from the frantic motion of larger urban centers, yet connected to the wider region by the flow of resources and the shared, cool climate. Residents often look toward the horizon where the fog gathers over the coast, acknowledging that while Big Lagoon sits twenty miles away, the character of this place remains firmly tied to its own immediate geography. Whether observing the seasonal changes in the creek bed or the way the evening shadows stretch across the local play space, Blue Lake maintains an understated resilience, a place where the work of the day is measured by the quality of the light and the steady persistence of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Perigot Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 262° W
Gymkhana Field (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 249° W
Buddha Head Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 295° NW
Arcata Community Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 265° W
Sunny Brae Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 243° SW
Charles Fulkerson Recital Hall (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 265° W
John Van Duzer Theatre (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 265° W
Jacoby Creek-Gannon Slough Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 241° SW
The Arcata Sanctuary (Arts Centre) — 5.5 mi, 263° W
Shay Park Plaque (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 267° W
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.7 mi, 246° SW · 11k acres
Mad River Slough Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 261° W
World's Tallest Totem Pole (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 304° NW
Samoa State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 8.5 mi, 286° W
South Stairs Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.6 mi, 299° NW
Humboldt Bay Memorial (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 314° NW
Six Rivers National Forest (National Forest) — 9.4 mi, 324° NW · 978k acres
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 259° W
Blue Ox Millworks (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 239° SW
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 240° SW
Fishermans Memorial Statue (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 242° SW
Discovery Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 239° SW
Humboldt Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 11.0 mi, 241° SW
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 12.3 mi, 326° NW · 8,946 acres
Redwood National Park (National Park) — 13.7 mi, 005° N · 194k acres
Hoopa Valley Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 051° NE
Dolason Barn (Historic Ruins) — 22.3 mi, 003° N
Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 23.9 mi, 097° E · 1.1M acres
Ironsides Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 092° E
The Immortal Tree (Attraction) — 32.2 mi, 178° S

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