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Montara California Map

Explore Montara, 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 Montara, California

How to Use This Montara, California Map

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

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	Montara
State	California (CA)
County	San Mateo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.548263
Longitude	-122.492362
Population	2,833
Density	282.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	94037
Area Code	415, 628
County Seat	Redwood City
School District	Cabrillo Unified School District

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About Montara, California

Montara is a locality in San Mateo County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,833. The population density is 282.1 people per km². Montara is located at 37.5483°N, 122.4924°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94037.

Montara reveals itself as a rugged stretch of land where the land abruptly surrenders to the Pacific Ocean, defined by steep, salt-sprayed cliffs that catch the first gray light of morning. It lies 5.2 miles south-southwest of Pacifica, CA (from Pacifica, CA: bearing 198°T), and is situated 9.8 miles southwest of South San Francisco. The landscape is a study in contrasts, where the fog rolls in from the water to dampen the dry, golden hills, leaving the air heavy and cool against the skin. Water carves its way toward the sea through the narrow channel of Martini Creek, while further inland, the terrain softens toward the quiet basin of Green Valley. Out on the horizon, the sharp silhouette of Sail Rock emerges from the surf, a solitary sentinel marking the boundary of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area that encompasses this entire shoreline.

Montara carries the quiet weight of a place that has transitioned from its early days of coastal homesteading into a deliberate, secluded enclave. While the distant Coast Ranges remain visible as a hazy spine against the eastern sky, the local economy here has long since moved away from the agrarian rhythms of the past to become a sanctuary for those seeking the stillness of the coast. Residents and visitors alike traverse the Plaskon Nature Trail to find a perspective on the land that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the wider world. Life in Montara moves in synchronization with the tides and the seasonal shift of the marine layer, far removed from the dense canopy of the distant Sutro Forest, finding its own steady pulse in the spray of the surf and the slow, inevitable erosion of the cliffs.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 000° N · 113k acres
Montara State Beach (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 294° NW
SFPUC Peninsula Watershed (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 076° E
San Pedro Valley Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 016° N
McNee Ranch State Park (Nature Reserve) — 1.2 mi, 289° W
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 1.2 mi, 281° W
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 1.3 mi, 296° NW · 8,946 acres
Montara State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 1.3 mi, 259° W
Gray Whale Cove State Beach (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 313° NW
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 232° SW
Tanga Bench (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 326° NW
Devil's Slide Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 319° NW
Quarry Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 143° SE
Sanchez Adobe Visitor Center (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 359° N
Clay Creations (Arts Centre) — 3.4 mi, 344° N
Portola Expedition Historical Marker (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 353° N
Carl Patrick McCarthy Memorial (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 026° NE
Liberty Garden (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 003° N
SF-51C Nike Missile Site (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 022° N
San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 5.2 mi, 032° NE
Art Space on the Coast (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 000° N
7.3.1 Designs (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 000° N
SF-51L Nike Missile SIte (Historic Ruins) — 6.3 mi, 007° N
Spirit of Millbrae (Public Artwork) — 6.5 mi, 054° NE
Lemos Farm (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 135° SE
Carolands (Historic Castle / Fort) — 6.6 mi, 086° E
Coastal Arts League (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 149° SE
Light and Art (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 149° SE
Half Moon Bay Jail (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 149° SE
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.6 mi, 098° E · 81k acres

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