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Paradise Park California Map

Explore Paradise 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 Paradise Park, California

How to Use This Paradise Park, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Paradise 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 Paradise 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	Paradise Park
State	California (CA)
County	Santa Cruz County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.010227
Longitude	-122.043575
Population	367
Density	509.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95060
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Santa Cruz
School District	Santa Cruz City Elementary School District

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About Paradise Park, California

Paradise Park is a locality in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 367. The population density is 509.7 people per km². Paradise Park is located at 37.0102°N, 122.0436°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95060.

Paradise Park emerges from the golden, tinder-dry grasses of the landscape where the meandering course of Powder Mill Creek carves a quiet, shaded path through the terrain. It lies 2.6 miles north-northwest of Santa Cruz, CA (from Santa Cruz, CA: bearing 344°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west-northwest of Live Oak. The air here holds a distinct, salt-tinged weight, a lingering reminder that the Pacific Ocean lies only three miles to the west, casting a cool, rhythmic breath over the vegetation each evening. To the east, the distant silhouettes of the Coast Ranges anchor the horizon, their jagged forms softened by the persistent drift of coastal fog that settles into the lower ground. Nearby, the depression of Big Rock Hole gathers the shadows of dusk, while the stillness of the Bay Street Reservoir offers a glassy, reflective surface that mirrors the shifting violet hues of the sky. The land feels suspended in a fragile, Mediterranean stillness, caught between the arid heat of the sun and the damp, cool exhales of the sea.

Paradise Park maintains a quiet, deliberate pace, defined by the narrow, winding route of the Powder Mill Trail that invites residents to walk where the creek once dictated the flow of early settlement. The Middle Beach Tennis Courts serve as a central anchor for the daily life of the neighborhood, providing a social heart where the sharp, rhythmic pop of rackets punctuates the afternoon quiet. While the local economy hums with a modest, steady industry, the true character of Paradise Park remains bound to the elemental beauty of its surroundings, where the proximity to the sea and the isolation from larger urban centers allow for a distinct, localized rhythm. Looking toward the water, one might catch the faint, jagged outline of Seal Rock rising from the waves, a silent sentinel that has watched over this stretch of the coast for generations. Life in Paradise Park persists as a quiet negotiation with the elements, a place where the light at dusk turns the landscape into a study of amber and gray, revealing the quiet resilience of a life lived close to the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Paradise Park Picnic Grounds (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 236° SW
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 343° N
Pogonip Open Space Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 210° SW
San Lorenzo River Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 150° SE
UC Santa Cruz Campus Natural Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 240° SW
Cowell Lime Works Historic District Kilns (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 205° SW
Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench (Viewpoint) — 0.7 mi, 216° SW
Crown Fountain (Public Artwork) — 0.9 mi, 221° SW
Stevenson Event Center (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 208° SW
Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery (Gallery) — 1.0 mi, 210° SW
"the Lost Boys" Grandpa's House (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 164° S
Campfire Center (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 002° N
Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 1.4 mi, 222° SW
Wilder Ranch State Park (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 236° SW
Harvey West Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 177° S
Train Engine (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 172° S
Scandinavian Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 2.0 mi, 145° SE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 210° SW
DeLaveaga Park & Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 121° SE
Beehive oven (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 160° S
Clock Tower (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 158° S
Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 152° SE
Soldiers & Sailors Statue (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 158° S
Branciforte (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 141° SE
Santa Cruz Cinema (Cinema) — 2.6 mi, 159° S
Museum of Art & History (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 158° S
Bigfoot Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 323° NW
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 3.5 mi, 161° S
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 4.0 mi, 175° S · 8,946 acres
Natural Bridges State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 4.2 mi, 191° S

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