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River Park

River Park from directly overhead

River Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pajaro River, a park 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Watsonville
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.90714, -121.75021

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pajaro River: 0.1 mi
  • Riverside Mini Park: 0.1 mi
  • Muzzio Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pajaro Park: 0.3 mi
  • City Plaza Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
  • Crystal Bay Farm: 4.6 mi
  • Sea otters: 6.5 mi
  • Giant Twins: 6.8 mi
  • Amphitheater: 7.6 mi
  • White deer pen: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites
  • Lower Shade Ramada: 4.6 mi
  • Lone Maple: 6.9 mi
  • Azalea: 6.9 mi
  • Redwood: 7.5 mi
  • Hilltop: 7.6 mi
Artworks
  • Motorcycle from chains: 5.4 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 5.4 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 5.8 mi
  • Compass: 6.6 mi
  • Bhuda: 9.2 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 54
Museums: 46
Gardens: 40
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 7.7 mi
  • Roses of Yesterday: 8.1 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Holly Garden: 9.4 mi
Springs: 29
  • El Pajaro Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Olive Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 14.6 mi
  • Badger Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Bonfante Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Triple Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 17.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of River Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNW 340°1,154 m15.0 mi
Crystal PeakNNW 342°1,097 m15.0 mi
Mount UmunhumNNW 335°1,063 m19.3 mi
Mount ThayerNNW 332°1,061 m20.0 mi
Mount ChualNNW 343°1,046 m15.4 mi
Fremont PeakSE 127°966 m17.1 mi
Nesbit RidgeNE 37°850.7 m19.9 mi
Larios PeakNE 40°840 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254565961636364615651
Precip in4.44.53.61.60.60.10.00.00.11.02.34.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville WTR WKS, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Sea Otter231 obs
  • American White Pelican94 obs
  • Great Blue Heron68 obs
  • Pacific chorus frog66 obs
  • Ruddy Duck65 obs
  • Gadwall60 obs
  • Pied-billed Grebe59 obs
  • Northern Shoveler57 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/41380536

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