Nature reserve · California
Marywood Preserve
Marywood Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Tunnel South Portal, a historic site 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates37.11062, -121.97829
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Laurel Tunnel South Portal: 0.4 mi
- Glenwood: 0.5 mi
- Patchen (historic): 2.2 mi
- Mountain Charlie Historical Marker: 2.3 mi
- Alma: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Mount Roberta: 1.6 mi
- Beehive Peak: 2.3 mi
- Madrone Hill: 3.5 mi
- Ralph's Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 2.4 mi
- The Cats: 7.2 mi
- Eolian: 7.6 mi
- Portals and Passages: 7.6 mi
- Skyball: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Glenwood Open Space Preserve: 2.8 mi
- McReynolds Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- Lodato Open Space Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Olympia Watershed: 4.9 mi
- Quail Hollow Ecological Reserve: 5.1 mi
Parks
- West Glenwood Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Friendship Park: 3.2 mi
- Glenwood Meadows: 3.2 mi
- Siltanen Community Park: 3.2 mi
- Joe's Top of the Hill Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
Gardens
- Outdoor Education Garden: 4.0 mi
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 7.3 mi
- Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 8.7 mi
- Stevenson Garden: 8.9 mi
Attractions
- Mini Bikes Activity Area: 4.0 mi
- Zip Tower and Climbing Wall: 4.0 mi
- Alma Culture Landscape: 5.1 mi
- Sequoia Aerial Adventure: 5.9 mi
- Redwood Canopy Tours: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites
- Glen Corrie Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Glen Bre Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Deer Flat Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Loch View Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Loch View Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Canepa: 4.5 mi
- Historic Center: 6.0 mi
- San Lorenzo Valley Museum, Faye G. Bellardi Gallery: 6.6 mi
- Bigfoot Museum: 7.1 mi
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 50
- Cable Car Beach: 7.0 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 9.5 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 9.6 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 9.7 mi
- Capitola Beach: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Ferndell: 6.1 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 6.3 mi
- Maple Falls: 6.4 mi
- Fairy Falls: 7.6 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 7.7 mi
Springs: 22
- Old Growth Spring: 3.6 mi
- Badger Spring: 4.1 mi
- Olive Springs: 4.9 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 5.1 mi
- Redwood Springs: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Upper Quarry: 8.9 mi
- Upper Quarry: 8.9 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 9.6 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 9.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 6.6 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 6.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 10.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 11.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Marywood Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | E 90° | 1,154 m | 7.4 mi |
| Crystal Peak | E 89° | 1,097 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NE 52° | 1,063 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NE 41° | 1,061 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Chual | E 86° | 1,046 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NW 321° | 985 m | 10.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | NW 322° | 979 m | 10.4 mi |
| El Sombroso | NE 38° | 917 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/9430758
Day trips start here
- Capitola · 9 mi
- Aptos · 10 mi
- Santa Cruz · 10 mi
- Watsonville · 18 mi
- Moss Landing · 24 mi
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