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Attractions near Blue Lake

A day out from Blue Lake: Redwood National Park, 14 mi away

Visits to Redwood National Park run to about 1.2M a year. Nothing on our list is inside Blue Lake; the 9 places to visit are within 40 miles. They include 4 museums, 2 state parks and a national park. Further afield, Shasta–Trinity National Forest is 56 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
14 mi
Redwood National Park
National park units
1
parks & monuments
National Park · 14 mi north

Redwood National Park

Collaborative group of parks in California.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

What’s around Blue Lake

To the southwest is where most of the 9 lie.

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Orange: Blue Lake. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Place by place

Its 12 places all lie within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Blue Lake →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Redwood National Park: Michael Schweppe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Humboldt Redwoods State Park: Jason Sturner, CC BY 2.0 · Shasta–Trinity National Forest: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Rivers National Forest: Clinton Steeds, CC BY 2.0 · Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Public domain · Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary: Monotropa_uniflora (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Clarke Historical Museum: NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ferndale Museum: Ellin Beltz, Public domain · Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Humboldt Botanical Gardens: Jennie Sperling, Public domain

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