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Corralitos California Map

Explore Corralitos, 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 Corralitos, California

How to Use This Corralitos, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Corralitos, 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 Corralitos.

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.

CityCorralitos
StateCalifornia (CA)
CountySanta Cruz County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude36.98423
Longitude-121.789432
Population2,342
Density100.6 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code95076
Area Code408, 669
County SeatSanta Cruz
School DistrictPajaro Valley Joint Unified School District

About Corralitos, California

Corralitos is a locality in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,342. The population density is 100.6 people per km². Corralitos is located at 36.9842°N, 121.7894°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95076.

Corralitos carves a quiet, shaded path through the deep greenery of the Santa Cruz foothills, defined largely by the steady, persistent flow of Corralitos Creek. It lies 6.1 miles north-northwest of Watsonville, CA (from Watsonville, CA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Live Oak. Moisture-heavy air drifts inland from the Pacific Ocean, five miles distant, cooling the slopes of Eureka Canyon where thick stands of oak and madrone thrive in the temperate shade. Only a mile away, the surface of Corralitos Lagoon reflects the shifting gray and gold of the sky, acting as a silent anchor for the local ecosystem. Residents gather at Aldridge Lane Park to watch the shadows lengthen across the grass, while the distant, hazy outlines of the Coast Ranges provide a rugged silhouette against the horizon during the clear, sharp light of late afternoon.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Corralitos, with rows of apple orchards and berry fields testament to a climate that favors slow growth and deep flavor. The economy here is rooted in the soil, echoing a history of ranching and early homesteading that favored the fertile, sheltered pockets of the valley. Those seeking the wilder edges of the landscape might venture toward the Trout Gulch Trail or climb to witness the seasonal rush of Fiver Finger Falls, where the water cuts through stone with rhythmic indifference. Life in Corralitos moves at the pace of the harvest, a deliberate existence where the scent of damp earth and cooling fruit orchards lingers long after the sun has dipped below the western ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Aldridge Lane Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 281° W
  • Pinto Lake Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 161° S
  • Byrne-Milliron Forest (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 355° N
  • AJ's Point of View (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 352° N
  • Mt. Madonna (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 082° E
  • Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.5 mi, 245° SW · 356 acres
  • Agricultural History Project Center and Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 127° SE
  • Watsonville Slough Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 209° SW
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ca (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.3 mi, 189° S · 198 acres
  • Fat Bhuda (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 029° NE
  • The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 333° NW
  • Amphitheater (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 068° E
  • First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 239° SW
  • White deer pen (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 067° NE
  • Giant Twins (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 079° E
  • Miller House (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 068° E
  • William H Volck Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 158° S
  • Pajaro Valley Historical Association (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 156° SE
  • Yermo Aranda (Gallery) — 5.3 mi, 162° S
  • Manresa State Beach (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 218° SW
  • Watsonville Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.4 mi, 161° S
  • Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 5.5 mi, 224° SW
  • Watsonville Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.6 mi, 162° S
  • Aptos History Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 267° W
  • Campfire Center (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 198° S
  • Bridge Creek Historic Site (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 304° NW
  • Cabrillo College Gallery (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 272° W
  • California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 9.6 mi, 262° W · 8,946 acres
  • Mon Ami Art Studios (Gallery) — 9.8 mi, 262° W
  • Elkhorn Slough State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.0 mi, 170° S

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About This Corralitos Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Corralitos, California. Coordinates: 36.98423, -121.789432. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Corralitos includes the ZIP code (95076), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz), and school district assignment (Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.