Harkins Slough
Harkins Slough is a protected area in Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California. Access is restricted and requires permission. Harkins Slough is situated nearby to the prison Rountree Detention Facility (medium security), as well as near Rountree Detention Facility (minimum security).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Watsonville Municipal Airport and Monterey Bay Academy Airport.
Watsonville Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: DanDawson, Public domain.
Watsonville Municipal Airport is three miles northwest of Watsonville, in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The airport covers 330 acres and has two runways. Watsonville Municipal Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Harkins Slough.
Monterey Bay Academy Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: DanDawson, Public domain.
Monterey Bay Academy Airport is a small daytime only airfield located near the city of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. This private-use airport is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is located on the campus of Monterey Bay Academy, previously the military installation Camp McQuaide. Monterey Bay Academy Airport is situated 2 miles west of Harkins Slough.
Sunset Beach
Beach
Photo: Davide D’Amico, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sunset Beach is situated 2 miles southwest of Harkins Slough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freedom and Watsonville.
Freedom
Locality
Freedom is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 3,835 at the 2020 census. Freedom is situated 2 miles north of Harkins Slough.
Watsonville
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, in the Monterey Bay Area of the Central Coast of California. The population was 52,590 at the 2020 census. Predominantly Latino and Democratic, Watsonville is a self-designated sanctuary city.
Pajaro Dunes
Village
Pajaro Dunes is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. Pajaro Dunes is situated at an elevation of 13 feet above sea level. The 2020 United States census reported Pajaro Dunes' population was 122. Pajaro Dunes is situated 3 miles south of Harkins Slough.
Harkins Slough
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Protected area
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.91006° or 36° 54′ 36″ northLongitude
-121.80446° or 121° 48′ 16″ westOperator
Santa Cruz, County ofOpen location code
848WW56W+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 482908536
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Highlights include Rountree Detention Facility (medium security) and Rountree Detention Facility (minimum security).
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