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Redwood Picnic Area

Redwood Picnic Area from directly overhead

Redwood Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Castle Rock stands 979 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.43545, -122.28661
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Woodside Store: 0.6 mi
  • Barkley Fields and Park: 1.7 mi
  • Easter Bowl: 1.7 mi
  • Handley Rock Park: 2.3 mi
  • Stulsaft Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • Fruit Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Panel Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Daffodil Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Knot Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.6 mi
Attractions
  • Public Bocce Court: 5.7 mi
  • Historic Railroad Station: 5.9 mi
  • Stem Cell Research information placards: 6.0 mi
  • Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 6.1 mi
  • El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 6.4 mi
Beaches: 48
Waterfalls: 14
Springs: 7
  • Summit Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Summit Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Spring source: 10.9 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 6
  • Graffiti Rock: 16.0 mi
  • Aramai Point: 16.6 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 17.8 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 17.9 mi
  • Chab: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Redwood Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockSE 144°979 m17.7 mi
Lookout TowerSE 143°892 m16.3 mi
Goat RockSE 146°890 m17.4 mi
Summit RockSE 142°878 m16.9 mi
Varian PeakSSE 146°873 m17.0 mi
Black MountainSE 137°849 m11.2 mi
Indian RockSE 143°817 m17.6 mi
Turtle RockSE 146°812 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2116:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505255586367717169635449

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodside Fire STN 1, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11134638902

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