| Elk River | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Humboldt County |
| Coordinates: | 40.7361°N -124.1742°W |
| Elevation M: | 21 |
| Elevation Ft: | 69 |
Elk River is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located 2.25miles east-northeast of Fields Landing, at an elevation of 69 feet (21 m). All the residents of this neighborhood have Eureka, California addresses.
There are two wooden covered bridges in the Elk River area.[1] The community is named for the river draining the portion of Humboldt Bay watershed between Salmon Creek to the south and Freshwater Creek to the north. Elk River originates at 1500feet elevation in the California Coast Ranges 20miles east of Humboldt Bay, and flows south and west of its namesake community before discharging to Humboldt Bay near Eureka's southern city boundary.[2]