La Selva Beach California Map
Explore La Selva Beach, 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 La Selva Beach, California
How to Use This La Selva Beach, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Selva Beach, 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 La Selva Beach.
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 | La Selva Beach |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Santa Cruz County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 36.927375 |
| Longitude | -121.844404 |
| Population | 2,531 |
| Density | 184.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 95076 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| County Seat | Santa Cruz |
| School District | Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District |
About La Selva Beach, California
La Selva Beach is a locality in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,531. The population density is 184.5 people per km². La Selva Beach is located at 36.9274°N, 121.8444°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95076.La Selva Beach occupies a quiet stretch of the California coast where the land yields abruptly to the salt-heavy air of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 6.2 miles southeast of Soquel, CA (from Soquel, CA: bearing 125°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-southeast of Santa Cruz. The topography here is defined by the deep, shadowed creases of Bush Gulch, which cut through the earth toward the water, while the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges. At the edge of the dunes, Manresa State Beach provides a raw, unmanicured threshold where the tides pull steadily at the sand, and the fog often lingers like a ghost until the afternoon sun burns it into a thin, translucent veil. The terrain feels fragile and shifting, a place where the geology of the ground is always in a slow, quiet conversation with the sea.
La Selva Beach maintains a character of seclusion, having evolved from a seasonal retreat into a permanent residence for those who prefer the rhythmic solitude of the coastline over the density of nearby urban centers. The local economy is tied to the rhythms of the surrounding agricultural lands, where the soil near Harkins Slough supports the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that have defined this region for generations. Residents look toward the distant presence of Corralitos Lagoon as a marker of the inland geography, a contrast to the immediate, crashing energy of the shore. Life here moves with the sun and the swell, far removed from the clamor of the major thoroughfares, remaining a place where the primary industry is the preservation of a certain stillness against the relentless motion of the Pacific Ocean.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.3 mi, 134° SE · 356 acres
- Manresa State Beach (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 217° SW
- Watsonville Slough Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 035° NE
- Place de Mer Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 284° W
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.7 mi, 229° SW
- Amphitheater (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 205° SW
- Manresa Overlook (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 213° SW
- Crystal Bay Farm (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 142° SE
- Robin'S Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 317° NW
- Gallighan Slough (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 132° SE
- First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 318° NW
- Center For Natural Lands Management (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 326° NW
- Sunset State Beach (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 167° S
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ca (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.1 mi, 102° E · 198 acres
- Campfire Center (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 163° S
- Yermo Aranda (Gallery) — 4.8 mi, 103° E
- Watsonville Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.0 mi, 104° E
- Aptos History Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 315° NW
- William H Volck Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 100° E
- Pajaro Valley Historical Association (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 100° E
- Cabrillo Gallery (Public Artwork) — 6.2 mi, 314° NW
- Agricultural History Project Center and Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 075° E
- Capitola Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 298° NW
- California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 6.9 mi, 292° W · 8,946 acres
- Byrne-Milliron Forest (Nature Reserve) — 7.0 mi, 024° NE
- Mon Ami Art Studios (Gallery) — 7.2 mi, 291° W
- Soquel Canyon State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 7.3 mi, 223° SW
- Night Fighter (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 286° W
- CineLux 41st Avenue Cinemas (Cinema) — 7.4 mi, 294° NW
- Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 342° N
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About This La Selva Beach Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Selva Beach, California. Coordinates: 36.927375, -121.844404. 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 La Selva Beach 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
