Cherokee, California

About Cherokee

Cherokee is a small unincorporated community in northwestern California.

Officially, Cherokee is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.75 square miles.

📰 Cherokee News Today

• Pilot, teen nephew safe after small plane makes emergency landing on sand at Southern California beach ABC7 Eyewitness News · Jul 28
• Kern Magazine founder aims to include Cherokee stories from southern California cherokeephoenix.org · Mar 16
• Marvin Lee Schwartz Obituary (2026) - Fortuna, CA - Cherokee Memorial Park & Funeral Home Legacy | Obituary · Jul 22
• Head-on crash blocks SR-70 near Cherokee Road; two drivers trapped and injured KRCR · Mar 5
• Pa. teen says ‘demons’ made him fatally stab girlfriend, then his mom helped hide her body, police say NBC News · Aug 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest California headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Cherokee Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Cherokee — but the California one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Beatson Falls · Attraction
• Phantom Falls · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cherokee

• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bloomer Primitive Recreation Area reviews ★
• Goat Ranch Recreation Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: Open-Meteo

🔧 Local Services

Local Garage Door Repair Inc
Serving Cherokee, CA
📞 (530) 684-6837

cherokee.localgaragedoorrepairinc.com

🗺️ Map of Cherokee

🏘️ Nearby Communities