Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · California

Escalona Gulch

Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.

Escalona Gulch from directly overhead

Escalona Gulch is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Monterey Avenue Park Access, a park 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates36.97632, -121.94388

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Monterey Avenue Park Access: 0.2 mi
  • Monterey Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
  • Noble Gulch Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cortez Park: 0.4 mi
  • Esplanade Park: 0.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Special Events Ramada: 0.6 mi
  • Pourroy Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • George's Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Mary Easton Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • New Brighton State Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Soquel Lions Park: 0.8 mi
  • Newt Habitat: 1.0 mi
  • Highfield Greenbelt: 2.3 mi
  • Whitewater Cove Riparian Corridor: 2.7 mi
Artworks
  • Windfalls: 1.0 mi
  • Old Tree: 1.0 mi
  • Cabrillo Gallery: 1.4 mi
  • Skyball: 1.5 mi
  • Skyball: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Night Fighter: 2.1 mi
  • Bear Enclosure: 3.4 mi
  • Harvey West Historic Structure: 3.6 mi
  • Branciforte: 3.9 mi
  • Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 4.3 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Massiah: 3.6 mi
  • La Corona: 3.6 mi
  • Bolcoff Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Horseback Hill: 5.3 mi
Museums: 55
Beaches: 52
Gardens: 47
Waterfalls: 23
  • Fairy Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Maple Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Ferndell: 8.3 mi
Springs: 15
  • Crystal Springs (private): 4.9 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Olive Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Badger Spring: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Capitola Bluffs: 0.2 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 4.7 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 4.9 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 6.4 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 6.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 6.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Escalona Gulch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNE 31°1,154 m10.8 mi
Crystal PeakNNE 32°1,097 m11.2 mi
Mount UmunhumN 11°1,063 m13.0 mi
Mount ThayerN 6°1,061 m13.0 mi
Mount ChualNNE 32°1,046 m11.6 mi
El SombrosoN 8°917 m14.1 mi
Sunnyvale MountainNNW 338°880 m17.9 mi
Ralph's MountainN 2°828 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:31
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/686493774

More nature reserves in California

Day trips start here

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens