The reason for the trip has not yet been revealed, but reports say it is part of a humanitarian mission led by US politician Bill Richardson. State department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said: "We don't think the timing of this is particularly helpful."
Ms Nuland added that Mr Schmidt and Mr Richardson were "well aware" of the US government's views.
Mr Richardson, a former governor of New Mexico, has been involved in ad-hoc negotiations with the North Koreans in the last 20 years and has helped in securing the release of US nationals detained by Pyongyang.
Last month, North Korea arrested a US citizen of Korean origin, Pae Jun Ho, for unspecified alleged crimes.
Google is present in neighboring China, where it was involved in lengthy negotiations over internet access before it effectively shut down its Chinese search engine in 2010.
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