Natural Bridges State Beach
Natural Bridges State Beach is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore Creek Wetland Natural Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 26.7 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Moore Creek Wetland Natural Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Antonelli Pond: 0.4 mi
- Arroyo Seco Canyon: 1.2 mi
- Wilder Beach Natural Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Monarch Eucalyptus Grove: 0.1 mi
- Blue Whale Skeleton: 0.5 mi
- Grey Whale Skeleton: 0.5 mi
- Wilder Ranch: 1.5 mi
- Steamer Lane Surfing: 1.8 mi
- Natural Bridges State Beach: 0.2 mi
- Sergeant Derby Park: 0.3 mi
- Westside Pump Track: 0.6 mi
- Mission Gardens (private property): 0.7 mi
- Garfield Park: 0.9 mi
- Moonshine Landing: 0.2 mi
- Streetcar Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Surfer Memorial Statue: 1.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Hostel: 2.1 mi
- Soldiers & Sailors Statue: 2.4 mi
- Guardian I: 0.3 mi
- Welcome to Santa Cruz: 0.7 mi
- Mermaid and whale carving: 1.5 mi
- Before Now sculpture: 1.9 mi
- Fluke: 2.0 mi
- Volcano Commons Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Aloha Terrace: 2.2 mi
- Wagner Grove: 2.3 mi
- Buckeye Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Millennium Circle: 2.4 mi
- Horseback Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 3.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.4 mi
- Table Rock: 4.5 mi
- La Corona: 5.0 mi
- Natural Bridges State Beach: 0.1 mi
- De Anza Beach: 0.2 mi
- 2222 Beach: 0.3 mi
- Younger Beach: 0.5 mi
- Swift Beach: 0.6 mi
- Trescony Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum: 2.1 mi
- Australian Garden: 2.2 mi
- Program in Community Agroecology (PICA): 2.3 mi
- Riverside Gardens Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 5.5 mi
- Ferndell: 6.9 mi
- Maple Falls: 11.2 mi
- Fairy Falls: 11.4 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 12.8 mi
- Dodero Spring: 2.1 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 3.4 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 4.4 mi
- Redwood Springs: 6.9 mi
- Reggiardo Spring: 7.9 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Upper Quarry: 3.2 mi
- Upper Quarry: 3.3 mi
- Sand Hill Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 1.7 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 3.1 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 23.1 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 6.9 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 6.9 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 0.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Natural Bridges State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 47° | 1,154 m | 16.1 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 48° | 1,097 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 31° | 1,063 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 27° | 1,061 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 47° | 1,046 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | N 354° | 985 m | 18.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 354° | 979 m | 19.2 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 27° | 917 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/660488
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 2 mi
- Capitola · 6 mi
- Aptos · 9 mi
- Watsonville · 16 mi
- Moss Landing · 18 mi
- Marina · 23 mi
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