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Bonny Doon California Map

Explore Bonny Doon, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Bonny Doon, California

How to Use This Bonny Doon, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bonny Doon, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bonny Doon.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Bonny Doon
State	California (CA)
County	Santa Cruz County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.043577
Longitude	-122.136972
Population	2,868
Density	66.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95060
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Santa Cruz
School District	Santa Cruz City High School District

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About Bonny Doon, California

Bonny Doon is a locality in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,868. The population density is 66.9 people per km². Bonny Doon is located at 37.0436°N, 122.1370°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95060.

Bonny Doon possesses a rugged, elevated topography where the cool, salt-heavy breath of the Pacific Ocean drifts inland to meet the dense, shadowed canopy of the forest. It lies 7.5 miles west of Scotts Valley, CA (from Scotts Valley, CA: bearing 265°T), and is situated 8.1 miles northwest of Santa Cruz. Mill Creek carves its path through the terrain, a persistent ribbon of water that anchors the landscape against the shifting temperaments of the maritime climate. Within the boundaries of the Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve, the earth displays a rare, sandy resilience, supporting unique plant communities that seem to hold their breath in the quiet, filtered light. On the western horizon, the distant silhouettes of the Coast Ranges provide a dark, jagged frame to a sky that often turns a bruised violet as the afternoon fog rolls in to dampen the tinder-dry grasses.

History here is written in the slow accretion of rural labor and the persistence of those who sought a life apart from the frantic pace of the coast. The local economy finds its footing in the quiet cultivation of the soil and the specialized crafts that have flourished in these secluded clearings, far from the industrial hum of the lowlands. Residents often look toward the distant, shimmering expanse of the Pacific Ocean as a reminder of their proximity to the wider world, even as they remain anchored to the rhythm of the woods and the seasonal cycles of the land. While the deeper reaches of the wilderness toward Loch Lomond offer a sanctuary for the solitary traveler, the character of Bonny Doon remains defined by this balance between the wild, unyielding scrub and the deliberate, measured pace of a life lived close to the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — locality lies within
City Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 013° N
Wilder Ranch State Park (State Park) — 0.7 mi, 089° E
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 1.3 mi, 045° NE
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 1.5 mi, 199° S · 8,946 acres
Lost Camp (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 042° NE
Powder Magazine (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 063° NE
Fall Creek (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 049° NE
UC Santa Cruz Campus Natural Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 118° SE
San Lorenzo Valley Museum, Faye G. Bellardi Gallery (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 079° E
Bigfoot Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 092° E
Davenpoint Crack (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 231° SW
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 4.0 mi, 211° SW
Park Hall (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 040° NE
Victory Circle (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 082° E
Sequoia Aerial Adventure (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 081° E
Redwood Canopy Tours (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 082° E
Loch Lomond Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 040° NE
Kresge Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 5.2 mi, 130° SE
Pogonip Open Space Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 117° SE
Greyhound Rock State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 5.3 mi, 269° W
Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 5.4 mi, 129° SE
Swamp House (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 008° N
Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery (Gallery) — 5.6 mi, 125° SE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.8 mi, 136° SE
CineLux Scotts Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 6.1 mi, 087° E
"the Lost Boys" Grandpa's House (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 121° SE
Train Engine (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 127° SE
Harvey West Stadium (Stadium) — 6.9 mi, 127° SE
Portuguese Hall (Arts Centre) — 7.1 mi, 127° SE

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