Falk Ghost Town
Humboldt County, California40.6895, -124.1308
Can you visit?
Public land, open access
Arcata Field Office · Open to visitors
- Nearest town
- 3.4 miPine Hills, CA
- Mild months
- Jan–Nov11 of 12
- Next ghost town
- 43 miDenny
Falk is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California, listed among the ghost towns of California.
On the map
- BLM
- Private or unlisted
Star: Falk. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Pine Hills, CA, about 3.4 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Redding, CA, 93 miles away.
Ghost towns nearby
- Denny43 mi northeast
- Helena53 mi east
- Canon City57 mi east
- Gullion's Bar58 mi northeast
- Dedrick58 mi east
- Negro Flat59 mi northeast
- Bestville67 mi northeast
- Minersville71 mi east
Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.
Who owns the land
BLM land: Arcata Field Office
PAD-US places this spot on Arcata Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Headwaters Forest Reserve. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.
The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.
Weather by month
Mild months here run January to November, judging by NOAA normals from Eureka Wfo Woodley Island.
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Eureka Wfo Woodley Island station (USW00024213), 8.4 miles away. About 40.5 inches of precipitation a year.
Facts
| Location | Humboldt County, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40.68947, -124.13082 |
| Also known as | Falk, California |
| Sources | Wikidata Q16885245 · Wikipedia article |
Questions
Where is Falk ghost town?
In Humboldt County, California, at 40.6895, -124.1308. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Pine Hills, CA, about 3.4 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Redding, CA, 93 miles away.
Can you visit Falk?
Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Arcata Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Headwaters Forest Reserve. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.
When is the best time to visit Falk?
Mild months here run January to November, judging by NOAA normals from Eureka Wfo Woodley Island.
