Weitchpec, CA

Weitchpec is an unincorporated village and CDP within the Yurok reservation in Humboldt County, California, United States. The 2020 census counted 112 residents. Weitchpec is located 35 miles northeast of Eureka, at an elevation of 361 feet. Weitchpec is located in the northwestern part of the state at the confluence of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers, and the junction of State Highways 96 and 169. Weitchpec makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Weitchpec is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Weitchpec is an ancestral Yurok village that long predates European contact.