Klamath (Tolowa: Taa-chit)[2] is an unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California, situated on US Route 101 inland from the mouth of the Klamath River.

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

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.5 square miles (32 km2), all of it land.

The region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C).

Salmon fishing was a major component of the local economy.

[8] As of 2023, fish stocks were in steep decline due to political feuds with upstream agribusiness water users in the Klamath Falls area.

[9] Klamath has a 35-foot-tall (10 m) statue of Babe the Blue Ox, the legendary sidekick of Paul Bunyan, the famous mythical lumberjack, at Trees of Mystery.

[10] Klamath is home to one of three California redwood trees that can be driven through.

[11] In the state legislature, Klamath is in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,[12] and the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Chris Rogers.

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