Tunitas Creek
Tunitas Creek is a 6.6-mile-long stream in San Mateo County, California. Tunitas is Spanish for "little prickly pears".Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Arroyo De Las Tunitas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tunitas Beach and Martins Beach.
Martins Beach
Beach
Martins Beach is a beach located in San Mateo County, California, named after local landowner and farmer Nicholas Martin. The beach is accessible only via Martins Beach Road, which runs from Highway 1 through privately held land.
San Gregorio Beach
Beach
Photo: Doug Olson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Gregorio Beach is situated 2½ miles south of Tunitas Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lobitos and San Gregorio.
Lobitos
Hamlet
Lobitos is a populated place in San Mateo County, just east of State Route 1 and south of Half Moon Bay and the ghost town of Purissima. It is 165 feet above sea level. Lobitos is situated 2 miles north of Tunitas Creek.
San Gregorio
Hamlet
Photo: Sallyrob, Public domain.
San Gregorio is an unincorporated community in San Mateo County, California, with a population of 214 people. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, south of Half Moon Bay. San Gregorio is situated 2 miles south of Tunitas Creek.
Bellvale
Hamlet
Bellvale is a populated place in San Mateo County, located at. The small community is on Highway 84 between San Gregorio and La Honda, at 240 feet above sea level. Bellvale is situated 5 miles southeast of Tunitas Creek.
Tunitas Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Tunitas Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Tunitas Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Tunitas Creek”
- Cebuano: “Tunitas Creek”
- Venetian: “Tunitas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Martins Beach and Grabtown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dry Creek and Mussel Rock.
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