Lighthouse Field State Beach
About
Lighthouse Field State Beach is a 39-acre California state park about 1.5 miles from Santa Cruz. The land is managed by the state park agency, California's State Park and Recreation department. Summer into early fall is the driest stretch. A nearby weather station in Santa Cruz records typical averages of highs around 74 to 77°F from June through September, with only about one wet day a month. Winter is cooler and wetter, with highs in the low 60s and about 10 to 11 wet days a month from December through March. The park works well alongside other outings in the area. Coast Vista Trail and Prairie View Trail are both about 2 miles away, Spring Trail is about 2.4 miles away, and the UC Santa Cruz climbing area sits about 3.5 miles out.
Park size
39 acres
Location
Lighthouse Field State Beach
California
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Year-round. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 61–77°F and lows of 41–55°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Santa Cruz, CA weather station, 2.9 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan63° high41° low
- Feb64° high43° low
- Mar67° high44° low
- Apr69° high46° low
- May71° high49° low
- Jun74° high52° low
- Jul74° high54° low
- Aug76° high55° low
- Sep77° high53° low
- Oct74° high50° low
- Nov67° high44° low
- Dec61° high41° low
Where it is
- Lighthouse Field State Beach · State park
- Nearest town
- Santa Cruz, California · 1.5 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Coast Vista TrailHiking2 mi
- Prairie View TrailHiking2.1 mi
- Spring TrailHiking2.4 mi
- Forbidden Forest, TheRock climbing3.5 mi
- UC Santa CruzRock climbing3.5 mi
- Santa CruzRock climbing5.1 mi
- Soquel CreekCanoeing9.3 mi
- Zayante CreekCanoeing10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
