McKinleyville, CA Road Trips
Plan drives from McKinleyville, CA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
804.2 mi
San Diego, CA
Quickest Drive
13h 45m
San Bernardino, CA
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McKinleyville, CA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
17,152
Median Income
$66,096
Median Home Value
$414,200
Median Age
39.2
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to McKinleyville, CA
McKinleyville is in Humboldt County in California.
1 Azalea State Natural Reserve. (updated Mar 2018) Clam Beach County Park. (updated Dec 2021)
Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave, ☏ +1 707-839-7580.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 3107 Concorde Drive, ☏ +1 707 840-9305.
1 Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV IATA) (located on the north side of town). The is a regional general aviation and commercial airport located 2 mi (3.2 km) north of the city center via Central Ave (BUS 101) or US 101 (main highway). This airport serves McKinleyville, Arcata (8 mi (13 km) south); Eureka (8 mi (13 km) south), Crescent City (70.5 mi (113.5 km) north in Del Norte County), and other surrounding cities and towns in Humboldt County. The airport is served by: Skywest Airlines as United Express (San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Denver). Breeze Airways (Begins March 2026) (Burbank, Las Vegas and Provo Municipal Airport) Alaska Airlines (Begins April 2026) (Seattle-Tacoma) Click this link for a list of on-airport rental car companies Redwood Transit System operates local public transportation along US 101 between Scotia, Rio Dell, Fortuna, Fields Landing, King Salmon, Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville, Westhaven, Trinidad in Humboldt County.
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