State Park · California, United States
Castle Rock State Park
Castle Rock State Park is a state park in California, United States, established in 1968.
Photo: Oleg Alexandrov via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Clara , Santa Cruz , and San Mateo, California, United States |
| Established | 1968 |
| Coordinates | 37.2306° N, 122.0960° W |
| Managed by | California state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Castle Rock State Park
Castle Rock State Park is a 5,242-acre (2,121 ha) state park of California, United States, located along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains and almost entirely in Santa Cruz County, with parts extending into Santa Clara County and San Mateo County. It embraces coast redwood, Douglas fir, and madrone forest, most of which has been left in its wild, natural state. Steep canyons are sprinkled with unusual rock formations that are a popular rock climbing area. The park is named after a sandstone formation called Castle Rock. The forest here is lush and mossy, crisscrossed by 32 miles (51 km) of hiking trails.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
What to do
Airports near this park
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- Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) · San Jose, United States · 12.9 miles away
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) · San Francisco, United States · 30.9 miles away
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) · Oakland, United States · 34.5 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Castle Rock State Park?
Castle Rock State Park is in California, United States (37.2306° N, 122.0960° W).
When was Castle Rock State Park established?
Castle Rock State Park was established in 1968, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_state_parks — Wikipedia list of California state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Rock_State_Park_(California) — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).