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Martinez Waterfront Park

Martinez Waterfront Park from directly overhead

Martinez Waterfront Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Eagle Peak stands 722 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is East Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Martinez

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.02418, -122.13282

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
  • Highland Ave. Park: 0.4 mi
  • John Sparacino Park: 0.5 mi
  • Susana Street Park: 0.7 mi
  • Plaza Ignacio Martinez Park: 0.8 mi
  • Cappy Ricks Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
  • Arch Bridge: 0.4 mi
  • City of Benicia Fishing Pier: 2.2 mi
  • bandstand: 2.4 mi
  • Alhambra Creek Valley Staging Area: 4.7 mi
  • US Army helicopter: 5.0 mi
Artworks
  • Martinez Beavers: 0.5 mi
  • Benicia Bench: 1.9 mi
  • United States Peace Corps Fountain: 2.7 mi
  • John Muir and Alhambra Creek Watershed: 2.8 mi
  • John Muir Statue: 2.8 mi
Gardens
Peaks
  • Franklin Crest: 1.5 mi
  • Old Martinez Summit: 1.5 mi
  • Mount Helen: 2.8 mi
  • Point Carquinez Overlook: 2.9 mi
  • Mount Wanda: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 22
Springs: 21
  • Sulfur Springs: 5.0 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Soto Springs: 12.6 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Abrigo Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 4.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Martinez Waterfront Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakSE 129°722 m13.5 mi
Vollmer PeakSSW 207°581 m10.9 mi
Las Trampas PeakSSE 164°557 m13.7 mi
Chaparral PeakSSW 206°540 m11.2 mi
Grizzly PeakSSW 209°531 m11.2 mi
Round TopSSW 195°531 m12.5 mi
Barberry PeakSSW 202°513 m11.6 mi
Volcanic PeakSSW 197°498 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2216:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464953576267706967615246
Precip in3.93.82.71.30.60.30.00.00.10.82.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinez WTP, 1 mi away.

  • Mallard177 obs
  • Black-necked Stilt170 obs
  • Snowy Egret159 obs
  • Canada Goose127 obs
  • Great Egret101 obs
  • American Avocet96 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull90 obs
  • Bufflehead86 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/464833827

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