Nature reserve · California
Sonoma Coast State Park
Sonoma Coast State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of -0 m. Centennial Mountain stands 747 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Wright's Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates38.39197, -123.09079
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Eagle Rock: 1.0 mi
- Red Hill: 2.0 mi
- Irish Hill: 2.5 mi
- Peaked Hill: 3.1 mi
- Coleman Hill: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Carrington Coast Ranch Regional Park and Open Space Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Chanslor Ranch Park: 3.3 mi
- Westside Regional Park: 5.2 mi
- Creekside Park: 6.4 mi
- Shorttail Gulch Coastal Access Trail: 7.3 mi
Artworks
- Spawn: 4.9 mi
- Poseidon: 5.0 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 5.0 mi
- Scuba Brown: 5.3 mi
- Whale Ballet (Totem 6 of 8): 6.0 mi
Beaches: 44
- Wright's Beach: 0.8 mi
- Portuguese Beach: 0.9 mi
- Carmel Beach: 1.5 mi
- Shell Beach: 1.9 mi
- Blind Beach: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Elizabeth "Liz" Burko Memorial Bridge: 3.8 mi
- Children's Bell Tower: 4.1 mi
- Children's Bell Tower: 4.1 mi
- Nicholas Green: 4.1 mi
- Bodega Bay Sea Gals Commemorative Plaque: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 28
- Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 4.4 mi
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 5.0 mi
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 6.4 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 13
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 4.7 mi
- Korbel Museum: 10.5 mi
- West County Museum: 14.5 mi
- Pacific Coast Air Museum: 17.6 mi
- Visitor Center: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 11
- Tides Restaurant Original Facade: 5.0 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 5.1 mi
- Whale Jaw Bone: 5.3 mi
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 10.5 mi
- Korbel Winery Tour: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Goat Rock: 3.9 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 6.9 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 24.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Gravelly Spring: 14.6 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 21.1 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 23.7 mi
- Hunter Spring: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Campo Gianni: 4.9 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 23.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Arched Rock: 3.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Sonoma Coast State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Mountain | N 354° | 747 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pole Mountain | NNW 349° | 672 m | 8.0 mi |
| Buck Knoll | NNE 12° | 627 m | 14.9 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 346° | 611 m | 15.3 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | N 349° | 598 m | 8.6 mi |
| Red Hill | N 352° | 598 m | 19.0 mi |
| McCray Mountain | NNE 24° | 585 m | 13.0 mi |
| Queens Peak | NNE 23° | 584 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodega 6 WSW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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