Nature reserve · California
Crocker Lake Open Space
Crocker Lake Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Morena Sierra stands 731 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Court Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hillsborough
How to reach it
Coordinates37.56324, -122.37364
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Cottonwood Court Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Nueva/Macadamia Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Rowen Tree Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Strawberry Hill Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Spencer Lake Open Space: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Carolands: 0.6 mi
- Anza Expedition Camp: 1.5 mi
- Spire from old Burlingame City Hall: 1.8 mi
- Burlingame Railroad Station: 1.9 mi
- Burlingame Train Station: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Hoover Playground: 1.0 mi
- Crossroads Park: 1.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 1.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 1.5 mi
- Mills Canyon Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Black Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Scarper Peak: 3.8 mi
- Ox Hill: 3.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Montara Mountain North Peak: 5.7 mi
Museums
- Burlingame Hillsborough History Museum: 1.9 mi
- Millbrae Museum: 3.0 mi
- CuriOdyssey: 3.5 mi
- Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum: 3.6 mi
- Sanchez Adobe Visitor Center: 6.8 mi
Gardens
- Burlingame Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.9 mi
- Beresford Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Los Prados Community Garden: 5.2 mi
Artworks
- over the fence: 2.7 mi
- These Sharing Eyes: 2.7 mi
- Them (Trying To See What They Saw): 2.7 mi
- The Lookers: 2.8 mi
- Good Life: 2.8 mi
Beaches
- Aardvark Beach: 2.8 mi
- Coyote Point Beach: 3.2 mi
- Vallejo Beach: 6.8 mi
- Miramar Beach: 6.8 mi
- El Granada Beach: 6.8 mi
Attractions
- Wing Lam gravesite: 4.2 mi
- Kite Surfing Windsock: 5.0 mi
- Lemos Farm: 6.0 mi
- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO THE INDUSTRIAL CITY: 7.3 mi
- Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Creekside Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- San Pedro Valley County Park Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Lunch Area 1: 6.1 mi
- Redwood Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Lunch Area 2: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 11.1 mi
- Huntington Falls: 15.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 15.5 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 22.0 mi
- Butano Falls: 22.4 mi
Springs: 7
- Summit Spring: 10.2 mi
- Summit Spring: 10.2 mi
- El Polín Spring: 16.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 16.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Aramai Point: 7.5 mi
- Chab: 17.7 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.6 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 23.8 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Purissima: 11.3 mi
- Stokes Landing: 12.6 mi
- Russell City: 14.5 mi
- Lynn: 18.1 mi
- Drawbridge: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
- Quarters A: 16.9 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Crocker Lake Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morena Sierra | SSE 161° | 731 m | 11.2 mi |
| Allen Lookout | SSE 161° | 708 m | 12.9 mi |
| Skeggs Point | SSE 161° | 703 m | 11.2 mi |
| Kings Mountain | SSE 162° | 637 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 174° | 637 m | 9.7 mi |
| Teague Hill | SSE 157° | 612 m | 10.7 mi |
| Scarper Peak | SW 231° | 592.5 m | 3.8 mi |
| Windy Hill | SSE 153° | 585 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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