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King Salmon, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

40°44′21″N 124°13′07″W / 40.73917°N 124.21861°W / 40.73917; -124.21861CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyHumboldt CountyElevation

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3 ft (1 m)

King Salmon is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States, located on the shore of Buhne Point directly across from the entrance to Humboldt Bay,^[2] slightly south of Eureka and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Fields Landing,^[3] at an elevation of 3 feet (0.91 m).^[1] It has a Eureka zipcode and area code and is part of Greater Eureka although outside the city limits.

Overview

Once a small fishing enclave, primarily containing summer homes or vacation homes, King Salmon is now a residential community, the former site of the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant, and the location of the Sequoia Humane Society, a privately funded no-kill shelter for dogs and cats that sponsors "Woofstock" every year at Eureka's Halvorsen Park.^[4]^[5]

King Salmon is served by the Redwood Transit System, has marina services and a recreational vehicle park as well as a public picnic area on the top of Buhne Point adjacent to the power plant.^[6]^: 61 Construction of a groin in 1983 slowed erosion along the shoreline of King Salmon, sand was added to make the beach.^[6]^: 106

The mouth of Humboldt Bay as seen from King Salmon

References

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^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: King Salmon
^ Madge Caughman; Joanne S. Ginsberg (1987). The California Coastal Resource Guide. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-06186-6. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
^ Kim Kavin (November 17, 2008). The Everything Family Guide to Northern California and Lake Tahoe: A complete guide to San Francisco, Yosemite, Monterey, and Lake Tahoe - and all the beautiful spots in between. Adams Media. pp. 391–. ISBN 978-1-4405-2187-4. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
^ Sequoia Humane Society webpage, 2013, accessed September 23, 2013
^ ^a ^b California Coastal Access Guide. University of California Press. 1991. ISBN 978-0-520-05051-8.