Nature reserve · California
Upper Stevens Creek County Park
Upper Stevens Creek County Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 603 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gerow's Waterfall, a waterfall 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- County of Santa Clara
How to reach it
Coordinates37.27718, -122.14283
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Otogawa Roshi: 0.5 mi
- Kobun Chino: 0.5 mi
- Dedication Circle: 2.0 mi
- Page Mill Site: 2.7 mi
- Gene Sheehan Overlook: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Turtle Rock: 0.6 mi
- Table Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Knoll: 2.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Lookout Tower: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Castle Rock State Park. Red Mountain Day Use Area: 1.8 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Old Corral Day Use Area: 1.9 mi
- Towne Trail: 5.0 mi
- Fujitsu Planetarium: 6.1 mi
- Pandemonium Aviaries Sculpture: 6.9 mi
Gardens
- Nature Circle: 1.9 mi
- McClellan Ranch Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Education Garden: 5.2 mi
- Nature Center: 5.5 mi
- Foothill Horticulture Garden: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Stevens Canyon Ranch: 2.0 mi
- Monte Bello Open Space Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Stevens Creek County Park: 3.8 mi
- San Lorenzo Headwaters Natural Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve: 4.1 mi
Museums
- David C. Daniels Nature Center: 3.5 mi
- Ohlone Village: 4.5 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 5.0 mi
- Environmental Education Center: 5.1 mi
- Youth Science Institute Sanborn: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Cooley: 3.8 mi
- Baytree Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Villa Maria Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Villa Maria Group Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Stevens Creek Park: 3.9 mi
- Saratoga Springs: 4.5 mi
- Linda Vista Park: 4.9 mi
- Monta Vista Park: 4.9 mi
- Little Rancho Park: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Dancers: 5.7 mi
- The Thinker: 5.9 mi
- Justice, Equity, Peace: 6.0 mi
- What Does Justice Look Like?: 6.1 mi
- The World As It Is and the World We Want To See: 6.1 mi
Beaches
- Cove Beach: 14.4 mi
- Whitehouse Creek Beach: 14.4 mi
- Waddell Beach (State Parks): 14.6 mi
- San Gregorio Beach: 14.7 mi
- Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz): 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Gerow's Waterfall: 0.4 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 4.1 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 4.7 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 7.6 mi
Springs: 18
- Travertine Springs: 2.6 mi
- Spring source: 2.7 mi
- Congress Springs: 5.3 mi
- Bulls Spring: 6.1 mi
- Summit Spring: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Graffiti Rock: 3.8 mi
- Underworld Rock: 4.3 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 4.5 mi
- Waddell Bluffs: 14.3 mi
- China Ladder: 15.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 23.2 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Upper Stevens Creek County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | SE 144° | 985 m | 4.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | SE 143° | 979 m | 4.2 mi |
| The Peak | SE 136° | 917 m | 5.6 mi |
| Lookout Tower | SE 139° | 892 m | 2.8 mi |
| Goat Rock | SSE 150° | 890 m | 3.9 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | SE 136° | 880 m | 5.9 mi |
| Summit Rock | SE 136° | 878 m | 3.5 mi |
| Varian Peak | SSE 155° | 873 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 47 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline Ridge Preserve, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/296096756
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