Park · California
Stafford Lake Park
Stafford Lake Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 56 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stafford Lake Bike Park, a park 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 56 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.11381, -122.64998
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Stafford Lake Bike Park: 0.3 mi
- Indian Tree Open Space Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Verissimo Hills Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Dogbone Meadow Park: 1.8 mi
- Private Open Space: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Little Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Red Hill: 3.0 mi
- Shroyer Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Novato Heights: 3.7 mi
- Burdell Mountain: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 2.5 mi
- Novato History Museum: 4.5 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 7.5 mi
- Dixie Schoolhouse: 8.1 mi
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Rush Creek Open Space Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Novato Lands 005: 6.2 mi
- Petaluma Marsh Expansion Site: 6.3 mi
- Fryer Trust Bayland: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 60
- Helen Putnam: 6.9 mi
- McNear Park: 7.6 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Hunt Camp: 7.8 mi
- Azalea Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
Artworks
- Sonoma: 7.9 mi
- Welcome to Petaluma: 7.9 mi
- Plug: 8.3 mi
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 8.4 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 13.5 mi
Attractions
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 8.2 mi
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 8.9 mi
- Kule Loklo: 9.6 mi
- Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 11.0 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 11.4 mi
Historic sites
- Steamer Gold Wreck: 8.4 mi
- Marcia Lois Grimm: 9.0 mi
- Point Reyes National Seashore dedication plaque: 9.6 mi
- Bryan Cacy: 10.4 mi
- Rancho Petaluma Adobe: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 53
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 10.8 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 11.7 mi
- Teachers Beach: 12.0 mi
- Shell Beach: 12.2 mi
- Kelham Beach: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 40
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 4.4 mi
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- McNear Community Gardens: 7.8 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Miles McKey Meditation Garden: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Buck Gulch Falls: 4.8 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 6.7 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 7.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.1 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 10.0 mi
Springs: 12
- Crystal Springs: 7.8 mi
- Worn Springs: 11.3 mi
- Broko Spring: 12.3 mi
- Colier Spring: 13.0 mi
- Rock Springs: 14.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Point Reyes Light Station: 21.6 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 21.6 mi
- Paint Storage: 21.7 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 21.7 mi
- Transformer Building: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rock Fort: 9.8 mi
- Vent 5: 16.4 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 20.1 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 21.5 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Temple: 12.4 mi
- Keyhole: 12.5 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 21.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Stafford Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | SSE 163° | 784 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | SSE 168° | 778 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | SSE 165° | 744 m | 13.3 mi |
| Ballou Point | S 174° | 612 m | 14.0 mi |
| Twin Knolls | S 175° | 597 m | 13.4 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | SSE 147° | 575 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | S 181° | 543 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | SSE 167° | 527 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:13 | 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 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 7.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 10 mi away.
- California Newt123 obs
- Yellow Mariposa Lily70 obs
- Henderson's shooting star64 obs
- Warrior's Plume63 obs
- California Slender Salamander62 obs
- Western Fence Lizard54 obs
- Pacific hound's tongue52 obs
- Pacific madrone48 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358832761
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