Notable Buddhist site · Santa Cruz, California
World-Peace Forest Monastery
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World-Peace Forest Monastery is a Buddhist site in Santa Cruz, California.
World-Peace Forest Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit World-Peace Forest Monastery
Season: October to March.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach World-Peace Forest Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 37.17097, -122.17182. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near World-Peace Forest Monastery
- Skyline To The Sea Trail · trek · Santa Cruz · ~3 km · Must-see
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park · sanctuary · Santa Cruz · ~7 km · Must-see
- Boulder Creek United Methodist Church · church · Santa Cruz · ~9 km · Must-see
- Mount Bielawski · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~11 km · Must-see
- San Vicente Redwoods · sanctuary · Santa Cruz · ~12 km · Must-see
- Long Ridge Open Space Preserve · sanctuary · Santa Cruz · ~14 km · Must-see
- Sanborn County Park · sanctuary · Santa Clara · ~14 km · Must-see
- San Lorenzo Valley Water District · sanctuary · Santa Cruz · ~14 km · Must-see
- Loch Lomond · lake · Santa Cruz · ~14 km · Must-see
- Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve · sanctuary · Santa Clara · ~15 km · Must-see
- Theodore J. Hoover Natural Preserve · sanctuary · Santa Cruz · ~16 km · Must-see
- Butano State Park · sanctuary · San Mateo · ~16 km · Must-see
- Dark Gulch · viewpoint · San Mateo · ~16 km · Must-see
- Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park · sanctuary · Santa Cruz · ~18 km · Must-see
- Hakone Gardens · sanctuary · Santa Clara · ~18 km · Must-see
- El Sereno Open Space Preserve · sanctuary · Santa Clara · ~19 km · Must-see
- Wildwood Park · park · Santa Clara · ~19 km · Must-see
- Rodgers Gulch · viewpoint · San Mateo · ~20 km · Must-see
See everything within a day’s drive of World-Peace Forest Monastery
Other buddhist sites near World-Peace Forest Monastery
- Wat Buddhanusorn · Buddhist site · Alameda · ~60 km · Must-see
- Macang Monastery · Buddhist site · San Francisco · ~90 km · Must-see
- Peace Pagoda · Buddhist site · San Francisco · ~90 km · Must-see
- Wat Mongkolratanaram · Buddhist site · Alameda · ~96 km · Must-see
- Berkeley Zen Center · Buddhist site · Alameda · ~96 km · Must-see
- Kannon Do Zen Meditation Center · Buddhist site · Santa Clara · ~35 km
- Duc Vien Pagoda · Buddhist site · Santa Clara · ~42 km
- San Francisco Zen Center · Buddhist site · San Francisco · ~88 km
- San Fran Dhammaram Temple · Buddhist site · San Francisco · ~90 km
- Berkeley Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · Alameda · ~97 km
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Frequently asked
Is World-Peace Forest Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for World-Peace Forest Monastery yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit World-Peace Forest Monastery?
October to March. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near World-Peace Forest Monastery?
Nearby: Skyline To The Sea Trail (trek, 3 km), Big Basin Redwoods State Park (sanctuary, 7 km), Boulder Creek United Methodist Church (church, 9 km), Mount Bielawski (viewpoint, 11 km), San Vicente Redwoods (sanctuary, 12 km), Long Ridge Open Space Preserve (sanctuary, 14 km).
Is World-Peace Forest Monastery worth visiting?
World-Peace Forest Monastery is listed as a notable Buddhist site in California on Spotwander.