King Salmon is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States, located on the shore of Buhne Point directly across from the entrance to Humboldt Bay,[2] slightly south of Eureka and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Fields Landing,[3] at an elevation of 3 feet (0.91 m).

Once a small fishing enclave, primarily containing summer homes or vacation homes and is the former site of the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant.

The Sequoia Humane Society is a privately funded no-kill shelter for dogs and cats that sponsors "Woofstock" every year at Eureka's Halvorsen Park.

[4][5] King Salmon is served by the Redwood Transit System, has marina services and a recreational vehicle park as well as a public picnic area on the top of Buhne Point adjacent to the power plant.

[6]: 61  Construction of a groin in 1983 slowed erosion along the shoreline of King Salmon, sand was added to make the beach.