Park · California
Los Gatos Creek County Park
Los Gatos Creek County Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Houge Park, a park 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Santa Clara County Parks
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates37.26463, -121.95343
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Houge Park: 0.8 mi
- Edith Morley Park: 1.2 mi
- Virginia Park: 1.2 mi
- Carolyn Norris Park: 1.2 mi
- John D Morgan Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 1.4 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Worcester Park: 3.0 mi
- Santa Rosa Openspace: 3.3 mi
- St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 1.6 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 2.3 mi
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 3.1 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 4.8 mi
- Monopoly in the Park: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
- Bank of Campbell: 1.6 mi
- Ainsley House: 1.8 mi
- Shir Hadash Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
- Forbes Flour Mill: 3.3 mi
- George & Ruth Barati: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Raintree Group Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Circle Group Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Campbell Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Forbes Mill Museum: 3.3 mi
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 3.4 mi
- Saratoga Historical Park: 4.3 mi
- Roberto Adobe & Suñol House: 4.4 mi
Peaks
- Lone Hill: 2.7 mi
- Blossom Hill: 3.1 mi
- Saint Josephs Hill: 4.3 mi
- Collords Peak: 4.4 mi
- Priest Rock: 4.8 mi
Gardens
- Saratoga Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Life Lab: 3.6 mi
- Misora Secret Garden: 3.8 mi
- School Garden: 4.2 mi
- Phelan Cacti Garden: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- Circles and Stars: 3.0 mi
- Stratigraphy: 3.2 mi
- Eolian: 3.3 mi
- Portals and Passages: 3.3 mi
- Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 46
- Cable Car Beach: 17.1 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 19.8 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 19.9 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 20.2 mi
- Capitola Beach: 20.3 mi
Springs: 26
- Cherry Springs: 5.7 mi
- Congress Springs: 5.7 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 9.1 mi
- Travertine Springs: 10.4 mi
- Spring source: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Castle Rock Falls: 8.8 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 14.7 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Graffiti Rock: 6.7 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 8.1 mi
- Underworld Rock: 8.4 mi
- Upper Quarry: 19.2 mi
- Upper Quarry: 19.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 21.2 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 22.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Los Gatos Creek County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | SSE 150° | 1,154 m | 12.2 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SSE 148° | 1,097 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | SSE 157° | 1,063 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Thayer | SSE 165° | 1,061 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Chual | SSE 147° | 1,046 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | WSW 250° | 985 m | 8.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 252° | 979 m | 8.2 mi |
| El Sombroso | SSE 158° | 917 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 2 mi away.
- Canada Goose665 obs
- American Coot642 obs
- Mallard622 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron526 obs
- Pied-billed Grebe459 obs
- Green Heron392 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant363 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird323 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/38521488
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 20 mi
- Capitola · 20 mi
- Santa Cruz · 20 mi
- Watsonville · 26 mi
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