Monitor Point

Monitor Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Monitor Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Monitor Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.97834, -122.69850. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monitor Point

• Borax Lake · lake · Lake · ~3 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Clearlake · church · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Thurston Lake · lake · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Anderson Marsh State Historic Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lower Lake Stone Jail · lake · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Hannah · viewpoint · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Seigler Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Presbyterian Church of Kelseyville · church · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Boggs Lake Preserve · lake · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument · sanctuary · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Adobe Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Indian Valley Dam · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Highland Springs Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mahnke Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Monitor Point

Other beaches & coast near Monitor Point

• Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach Park · beach · Sonoma · ~55 km · Must-see
• Monte Rio Community Beach · beach · Sonoma · ~79 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Beach · beach · Sonoma · ~87 km · Must-see
• Duncans Point · beach · Sonoma · ~92 km · Must-see
• Bodega Bay Sea Gals Commemorative Plaque · beach · Sonoma · ~97 km · Must-see
• Bodega Bay · beach · Marin · ~104 km · Must-see
• Bowling Ball Beach · beach · Mendocino · ~105 km · Must-see
• Glass Beach · beach · Mendocino · ~137 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Bay · beach · Solano · ~140 km · Must-see
• San Pablo Bay · beach · Contra Costa · ~140 km · Must-see

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