Gasquet (/ˈɡæs.kiː/, GAS-kee;[3][4] Tolowa: Mvs-ye)[5] is an unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California, United States, 22 mi (35 km) south of the Oregon border and 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Crescent City.

The name is in honor of Horace Gasquet, who was the owner of the gold mines, hotel, railway, bank and post office, as well as the founder of Crescent City and Happy Camp.

[3] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Gasquet as a census-designated place (CDP).

[13] Federally, Gasquet is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.

[14] Retired Canadian Football League quarterback Buck Pierce was born in Gasquet, and attended school in nearby Crescent City.

Pioneer Mary Adams Peacock carried the U.S. Mail from Crescent City to Grants Pass, Oregon in the 1880s and 1890s.

[18][20] Gasquet has a mediterranean climate (Csb) with mild to warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters.

Its mountainside and nearby ocean location in Northern California allows it to become one of the wettest communities in the state with 91 inches of rain a year.