Greyhound Rock Fishing Access
Greyhound Rock Fishing Access is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Greyhound Rock, a attraction 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Hill: 1.4 mi
- El Jarro Point: 4.3 mi
- Mount Shelby: 4.5 mi
- Pine Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 5.9 mi
- Theodore J. Hoover Natural Preserve: 1.7 mi
- San Vicente Redwoods: 5.4 mi
- West Waddell Creek State Wilderness: 5.9 mi
- Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monument: 6.3 mi
- Coast Dairies State Park: 6.5 mi
- Big Creek Powerhouse (site): 2.5 mi
- San Vicente Lumber Company Railroad Camp 1: 3.1 mi
- stone fireplace: 6.5 mi
- Sandy Point Lookout: 8.0 mi
- Lost Camp: 8.4 mi
- Davenport Beach County Park: 5.9 mi
- Alba Park, Recreation, and Parkway District: 7.8 mi
- Forest Swimming Pool: 7.9 mi
- Junction Park: 8.6 mi
- Barbara Day/Dam Park: 8.7 mi
- Stone Head: 9.1 mi
- Praying Hands: 9.2 mi
- The Greatest in the Kingdom: 9.3 mi
- Kresge Totem Pole: 12.4 mi
- Sesnon Art Gallery: 12.4 mi
- Loch View Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Loch View Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Glen Bre Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- E: 11.4 mi
- F: 11.5 mi
- Greyhound Rock Beach: 0.2 mi
- Las Trancas Beach: 1.1 mi
- Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz): 1.4 mi
- Waddell Beach (State Parks): 1.5 mi
- Cove Beach: 3.7 mi
- Kresge Garden: 12.2 mi
- Family Student Housing Garden: 12.3 mi
- Rachel Carson Garden: 12.4 mi
- Oakes Garden: 12.7 mi
- Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 12.9 mi
- Greyhound Rock: 0.2 mi
- Sequoia Aerial Adventure: 11.6 mi
- Roaring Camp: 11.6 mi
- Redwood Canopy Tours: 11.6 mi
- Wilder Ranch: 12.8 mi
- Rancho del Oso Nature and History Center: 1.5 mi
- The San Lorenzo Valley Museum: 8.4 mi
- Oil Storage Building: 10.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 10.2 mi
- San Lorenzo Valley Museum, Faye G. Bellardi Gallery: 10.6 mi
- Scott Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Slippery Falls: 6.0 mi
- Berry Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.0 mi
- The Cascades: 7.0 mi
- Reggiardo Spring: 7.2 mi
- Bulls Spring: 9.3 mi
- Redwood Springs: 11.8 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 13.0 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 13.1 mi
- China Ladder: 0.8 mi
- Cal Poly Bluffs: 1.6 mi
- Waddell Bluffs: 2.2 mi
- Sand Hill Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Upper Quarry: 12.6 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 15.7 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 16.5 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Greyhound Rock Fishing Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | NE 43° | 985 m | 13.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | NE 41° | 979 m | 14.0 mi |
| The Peak | NE 47° | 917 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lookout Tower | NE 36° | 892 m | 14.5 mi |
| Goat Rock | NE 39° | 890 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | NE 48° | 880 m | 14.5 mi |
| Summit Rock | NE 39° | 878 m | 14.5 mi |
| Varian Peak | NE 38° | 873 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/481458415
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 15 mi
- Capitola · 18 mi
- Aptos · 21 mi
- Watsonville · 30 mi
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