Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · California

San Venetia Marsh Open Space Preserve

San Venetia Marsh Open Space Preserve from directly overhead

San Venetia Marsh Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pueblo Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Marin County Parks

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.01676, -122.51266
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Turtle Back: 1.3 mi
  • Bullet Hill: 1.5 mi
  • San Pedro Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Chicken Coop Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Pacheco Hill: 2.1 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Nike Missile Site: 1.4 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 4.4 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 5.2 mi
  • Slide House: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 1.8 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 2.2 mi
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Weber Point: 2.4 mi
  • Bullhead Flat: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Beaches: 48
Waterfalls: 17
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 8.2 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 13.4 mi
  • Temple: 16.0 mi
  • Keyhole: 16.4 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of San Venetia Marsh Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSW 210°784 m7.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSW 216°778 m7.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSSW 214°744 m7.5 mi
Ballou PointSW 220°612 m9.5 mi
Twin KnollsSW 224°597 m9.2 mi
Big Rock RidgeWNW 300°575 m5.8 mi
Pine MountainWSW 250°543 m8.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSW 213°527 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4819:5720:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505355586166686868635550
Precip in7.16.94.42.00.90.10.00.00.11.53.57.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/297432474

More nature reserves in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to San Venetia Marsh Open Space Preserve.

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