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Roaring Camp

Roaring Camp from directly overhead

Roaring Camp is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.04224, -122.05813
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bear Mountain: 0.2 mi
  • Mount Hermon: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Alexander: 1.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.9 mi
  • La Corona: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites
  • A1: 0.2 mi
  • A: 0.2 mi
  • B: 0.2 mi
  • C: 0.2 mi
  • D: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • Michael Gray Field Park: 0.6 mi
  • Covered Bridge Equestrian Center: 0.8 mi
  • Felton Covered Bridge Park: 0.9 mi
  • Felton Deck: 1.1 mi
  • Shingle Mill Creek: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Redwood Canopy Tours: 0.7 mi
  • Sequoia Aerial Adventure: 0.8 mi
  • Zip Tower and Climbing Wall: 2.4 mi
  • Mini Bikes Activity Area: 2.4 mi
  • "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Limestone Kilns: 2.4 mi
  • Powder Magazine: 2.5 mi
  • Cowell Lime Works Historic District Kilns: 2.9 mi
  • Barrel Mill (site): 3.3 mi
  • Lost Camp: 3.4 mi
Gardens
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 3.0 mi
  • Kresge Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Stevenson Garden: 3.2 mi
Artworks
  • Crown Fountain: 2.9 mi
  • Sacrificial Goat: 3.1 mi
  • Redwood Boat: 3.1 mi
  • Kresge Totem Pole: 3.3 mi
  • Sesnon Art Gallery: 3.4 mi
Museums: 58
Beaches: 54
Waterfalls: 25
  • Ferndell: 0.7 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Maple Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 10.9 mi
Springs: 15
  • Redwood Springs: 0.7 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 3.0 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Upper Quarry: 3.0 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 3.0 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 4.7 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 4.9 mi
  • Sand Hill Bluff: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 6.4 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 6.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 6.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Roaring Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaENE 68°1,154 m12.7 mi
Crystal PeakENE 68°1,097 m13.2 mi
Mount UmunhumNE 47°1,063 m12.0 mi
Mount ThayerNE 42°1,061 m11.4 mi
Mount ChualENE 67°1,046 m13.5 mi
Mount BielawskiN 351°985 m12.6 mi
Castle RockN 351°979 m13.0 mi
The PeakN 357°917 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/280113881

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