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Pepperwood California Map

Explore Pepperwood, 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 Pepperwood, California

How to Use This Pepperwood, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pepperwood, 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 Pepperwood.

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

Latitude	40.445971
Longitude	-123.992822
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95565
Area Code	530
County Seat	Eureka

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About Pepperwood, California

Pepperwood is a locality in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Pepperwood is located at 40.4460°N, 123.9928°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95565.

Pepperwood emerges from the damp, shadowed floor of the river valley where the Eel River carves a deep, serpentine path through the landscape. It lies 13.6 miles southeast of Fortuna, CA (from Fortuna, CA: bearing 141°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east-southeast of Rio Dell. The air here holds a heavy, verdant stillness, weighted by the towering presence of Humboldt Redwoods State Park which surrounds the settlement on all sides. Only a mile away, the open expanse of Shively Flat provides a rare break in the dense, towering timber that otherwise dominates the horizon. Sunlight struggles to pierce the canopy, reaching the ground in fractured, pale slivers that illuminate the ferns and decaying duff. To the east, the distant, rugged peaks of the Klamath Mountains form a jagged silhouette against the sky, while the nearby interior woods remain a sanctuary of ancient, silent growth.

Pepperwood carries the quiet, enduring legacy of an economy built upon the timber trade and the slow, deliberate work of the forest. The proximity to Rockefeller Redwood Forest defines the local identity, grounding the inhabitants in a rhythm dictated by the seasons of the woods rather than the rush of modern transit. While the allure of Pepperwood Falls draws the occasional traveler seven miles into the backcountry, the daily life of the residents remains tethered to the slow, deliberate passage of the Eel River. Far from the frantic pace of the wider world, the community persists in the shadow of the giants, maintaining a stillness that seems to absorb the very sound of human industry, leaving behind only the rustle of the wind through the high, dark branches.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Humboldt Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 0.0 mi, 268° W
The Immortal Tree (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 147° SE
Sam Helwer (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 272° W
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 2.7 mi, 028° NE
Van Duzen Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 028° NE
Eternal tree house (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 144° SE
Owl Creek Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 023° NE
Flat Iron Tree (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 180° S
Founders Tree (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 151° SE
Dyerville Giant (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 152° SE
Laura Perrott Mahan, James P. Mahan (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 153° SE
Rockefeller Redwood Forest (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 159° S
Headwaters Forest Reserve (National Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 347° N · 15k acres
Salmon Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.2 mi, 348° N · 2,743 acres
Little South Fork Elk Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.2 mi, 342° N · 1,746 acres
Giant Wooden Cross (Public Artwork) — 13.4 mi, 323° NW
King Range National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 203° SW · 62k acres
King Range Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.6 mi, 204° SW · 43k acres
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.0 mi, 325° NW · 11k acres
Six Rivers National Forest (National Forest) — 19.5 mi, 035° NE · 978k acres
Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 25.6 mi, 057° NE · 1.1M acres
Discovery Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 340° N
North Coast Dance (Arts Centre) — 26.2 mi, 340° N
North Coast Repertory Theater (Theatre) — 26.2 mi, 340° N
The Studio of Dance Arts (Arts Centre) — 26.3 mi, 339° N
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 341° N
Arcata Playhouse (Theatre) — 29.7 mi, 350° N
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 343° N
Ironsides Museum (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 040° NE
Eagle Rock Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 40.8 mi, 059° NE

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