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Forest Park California Map

Explore Forest Park, 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 Forest Park, California

How to Use This Forest Park, California Map

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

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	Forest Park
State	California (CA)
County	Santa Cruz County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.133836
Longitude	-122.138576
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	91351, 95006, 92583
Area Code	408, 669, 909
County Seat	Santa Cruz

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About Forest Park, California

Forest Park is a locality in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. Forest Park is located at 37.1338°N, 122.1386°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 91351, 95006, 92583.

Forest Park defines the quiet transition between the flat, sun-drenched plains and the ascending, shadowed terrain of the interior. It lies 8.9 miles northwest of Scotts Valley, CA (from Scotts Valley, CA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 4.2 miles northwest of Ben Lomond. Boulder Creek carves a persistent path through the local landscape, its waters pulling cool air through the low-lying thickets and keeping the surrounding earth supple even as the summer grasses turn to a brittle, pale gold. To the west, the dim, blue-toned silhouettes of the Coast Ranges hold the horizon, acting as a silent bulwark against the distant weather patterns that never quite reach this sheltered basin. The light here arrives with a heavy, honeyed clarity, illuminating the oak-studded slopes and casting long, sharp shadows that stretch toward Spring Creek Gulch as the day wanes.

Forest Park bears the quiet marks of a settlement built upon the necessity of the land, where the rhythms of the local economy have long echoed the seasonal changes in the soil and the flow of the nearby water. Residents move through their days with a measured pace, often finding respite in the shaded paths of Junction Park or venturing out to the East Ridge Trail to observe the stark, open expanse of the regional topography. While the industrial hum of the past has softened, the influence of the land remains, with the occasional traveler passing through on their way to the higher elevations or the distant, misted reach of Castle Rock Falls. The sense of permanence in Forest Park is rooted in these quiet, enduring features, where the geography dictates the slow, deliberate pulse of life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Junction Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 117° SE
Swamp House (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 128° SE
Site of the Cross (Viewpoint) — 1.2 mi, 063° NE
Garrahan Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 010° N
Praying Hands (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 038° NE
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 1.9 mi, 183° S
Bigler (Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 292° W
Big Basin Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 2.7 mi, 294° NW
Loch Lomond Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 084° E
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 298° NW
Park Hall (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 139° SE
City Open Space (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 175° S
Barrel Mill (site) (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 158° S
Lost Camp (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 163° S
Sempervirens Falls (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 310° NW
Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 180° S
San Lorenzo Valley Museum, Faye G. Bellardi Gallery (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 148° SE
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 6.7 mi, 195° S · 8,946 acres
Castle Rock State Park Donor Memorial (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 009° N
Sequoia Aerial Adventure (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 141° SE
Redwood Canopy Tours (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 141° SE
Bigfoot Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 150° SE
Berry Creek Falls (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 290° W
Dedication Circle (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 357° N
Ano Nuevo State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.0 mi, 243° SW
Youth Science Institute Sanborn (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 031° NE
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 8.2 mi, 221° SW
CineLux Scotts Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 8.5 mi, 134° SE
Ægis Gallery (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 034° NE
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.9 mi, 006° N · 81k acres

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