Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park
Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,220 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Flat Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Calaveras Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Lookout Point Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Cooper's Point Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Twin Redwoods Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Harvey Bear Ranch Entrance: 1.5 mi
- Palassou Ridge Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Coyote Lake Entrance: 3.1 mi
- Mendoza Ranch Entrance: 3.1 mi
- Lake Silveira Wetlands: 3.9 mi
- Larios Peak: 2.2 mi
- Nesbit Ridge: 2.4 mi
- Palassou Ridge: 2.9 mi
- Palassou Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Palassou Ridge: 3.7 mi
- Jackson Oaks Park: 3.5 mi
- Heritage Greens Park: 3.9 mi
- San Pedro Percolation Ponds: 4.0 mi
- Morgan Ranch Recreational Park: 4.3 mi
- Morgan Ranch PlayGround and Basketball Court: 4.3 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 4.1 mi
- Anza Expedition Campsite: 4.8 mi
- 21-Mile House Historical Marker: 4.9 mi
- Henry Coe Monument: 5.9 mi
- Machado School: 6.1 mi
- CordeValle Winery: 5.4 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 5.4 mi
- Solis Winery: 6.8 mi
- Dorcich Family Vineyards: 7.0 mi
- Kirgan Cellars: 7.9 mi
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 6.8 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 11.8 mi
- Bhuda: 11.9 mi
- Bird's Eye View: 18.3 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 19.1 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 3.2 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 6.0 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 6.0 mi
- Gilroy Museum: 6.9 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 12.7 mi
- Spike Jones Spring: 5.7 mi
- Lost Spring: 5.7 mi
- Willow Tree Spring: 5.8 mi
- Blackberry Spring: 6.3 mi
- Willow Ridge Spring: 6.8 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Claudia's Garden: 8.1 mi
- South County Backroads Garden: 8.1 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 8.2 mi
- Monarch Garden: 8.2 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 21.1 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 21.4 mi
- Sunset State Beach: 21.6 mi
- Palm Beach: 22.1 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 22.5 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 8.2 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 8.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.3 mi
- Triple Falls: 13.4 mi
- Granuja Falls: 13.4 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Rock | N 350° | 1,220 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bollinger Mountain | N 3° | 1,044 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Sizer | NNE 17° | 998 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cow Hill | NNW 345° | 989 m | 11.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 1° | 939 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Helen | N 7° | 915 m | 11.9 mi |
| Middle Ridge | N 5° | 884 m | 7.0 mi |
| Brush Mountain | N 5° | 867 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/16859470
Day trips start here
- Watsonville · 17 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 18 mi
- Hollister · 19 mi
- Aptos · 21 mi
- Capitola · 24 mi
- Moss Landing · 25 mi
Take the scenic way to Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.