State Parks Near Gilroy, California
46 state park units lie within 50 miles of Gilroy. The closest is San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, about 12 mi south of town. 19 parks are within 25 miles, close enough for an evening visit.
- Closest park
- San Juan Bautista State Historic Park12 mi south
- Within 25 miles
- 19of 46 within 50 mi
- With camping
- 24parks list campsites
- Dog-friendly
- 30pets allowed
State parks near Gilroy, nearest first
Straight-line distance from central Gilroy; driving distance is usually longer.
San Juan Bautista State Historic Park
The park supports historic sites, ranger programs, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for San Juan Bautista State Historic Park →Henry W. Coe State Park
Popular activities here are horseback riding, historic sites, boating, fishing, and ranger programs. Overnight options include campsites, with RV sites, tent sites, and group camping.
Hours, fees and rules for Henry W. Coe State Park →Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe Park Property
The park supports historic sites and ranger programs.
Hours, fees and rules for Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe Park Property →Sunset State Beach
The park supports surfing, fishing, geocaching, picnicking, and hiking. Water access includes a swimming beach. Camping is available: campsites, including RV sites, tent sites, group camping, and showers.
Hours, fees and rules for Sunset State Beach →Manresa State Beach
Things to do include surfing, fishing, geocaching, and hiking. On the water side, there is a swimming beach. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites and showers.
Hours, fees and rules for Manresa State Beach →Zmudowski State Beach
Popular activities here are surfing, swimming, fishing, wildlife watching, and geocaching. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Zmudowski State Beach →Moss Landing State Beach
Visitors come for surfing, horseback riding, swimming, fishing, and wildlife watching. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Moss Landing State Beach →Fremont Peak State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, ranger programs, wildlife watching, geocaching, and biking. Camping is available: campsites, including RV sites, tent sites, and group camping. The park says there are no showers.
Hours, fees and rules for Fremont Peak State Park →The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
The park supports historic sites, geocaching, picnicking, and hiking. The official site lists about 30 miles of trails. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites).
Hours, fees and rules for The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park →Seacliff State Beach
Popular activities here are surfing, fishing, geocaching, biking, and picnicking. On the water side, there is a swimming beach. Overnight options include campsites, with RV sites and showers.
Hours, fees and rules for Seacliff State Beach →Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area
Visitors come for off-highway vehicle riding, horseback riding, historic sites, ranger programs, and wildlife watching. The official site lists about 200 miles of trails.
Hours, fees and rules for Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area →New Brighton State Beach
Visitors come for surfing, fishing, geocaching, and hiking. On the water side, there is a swimming beach. For overnight stays there are campsites (RV sites, tent sites, group camping, and showers).
Hours, fees and rules for New Brighton State Beach →Salinas River State Beach
Visitors come for surfing, horseback riding, swimming, fishing, and wildlife watching. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Salinas River State Beach →Pacheco State Park
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, ranger programs, geocaching, and picnicking. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Pacheco State Park →Martial Cottle Park State Recreation Area
In Santa Clara County, about 3 miles southwest of San Jose, Martial Cottle Park State Recreation Area covers about 137 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Martial Cottle Park State Recreation Area →Twin Lakes State Beach
Popular activities here are surfing, boating, swimming, fishing, and geocaching. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Twin Lakes State Beach →Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
The park supports historic sites, ranger programs, geocaching, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park →Marina State Beach
The park supports surfing, swimming, fishing, geocaching, and picnicking. Water access includes a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Marina State Beach →Lighthouse Field State Beach
Things to do include historic sites, fishing, wildlife watching, geocaching, and biking. Water access includes a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Lighthouse Field State Beach →Natural Bridges State Beach
The park supports surfing, historic sites, ranger programs, wildlife watching, and geocaching. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Natural Bridges State Beach →Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, fishing, ranger programs, and wildlife watching. Overnight options include campsites, with RV sites and tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park →Fort Ord Dunes State Park
The park supports surfing, historic sites, boating, fishing, and biking. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Fort Ord Dunes State Park →San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area
Popular activities here are surfing, off-highway vehicle riding, horseback riding, historic sites, and boating. Water access includes a swimming beach and a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area →Wilder Ranch State Park
Things to do include horseback riding, historic sites, ranger programs, wildlife watching, and geocaching. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Wilder Ranch State Park →Monterey State Beach
Popular activities here are surfing, swimming, fishing, geocaching, and picnicking. Water access includes a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Monterey State Beach →Castle Rock State Park
Popular activities here are horseback riding, historic sites, geocaching, and hiking. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites).
Hours, fees and rules for Castle Rock State Park →Monterey State Historic Park
Visitors come for historic sites, ranger programs, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Monterey State Historic Park →Asilomar State Beach
The park supports surfing, historic sites, swimming, ranger programs, and wildlife watching. Water access includes a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Asilomar State Beach →Hatton Canyon Park Property
Hatton Canyon Park Property is a park in Monterey County, in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Hours, fees and rules for Hatton Canyon Park Property →Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Popular activities here are surfing, horseback riding, historic sites, swimming, and ranger programs.
Hours, fees and rules for Big Basin Redwoods State Park →Carmel River State Beach
Popular activities here are snorkeling and diving, boating, fishing, wildlife watching, and hiking. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Carmel River State Beach →Point Lobos Ranch Park Property
The park supports snorkeling and diving, historic sites, boating, swimming, and ranger programs. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Point Lobos Ranch Park Property →Portola Redwoods State Park
The park supports historic sites, swimming, geocaching, picnicking, and hiking. Camping is available: campsites, including RV sites, tent sites, group camping, and showers.
Hours, fees and rules for Portola Redwoods State Park →Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
Popular activities here are wildlife watching and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Point Lobos State Natural Reserve →Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area
Popular activities here are surfing, horseback riding, historic sites, boating, and swimming. On the water side, there is a swimming beach, a boat ramp, and boat or kayak rentals.
Hours, fees and rules for Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area →Año Nuevo State Park
Popular activities here are historic sites, ranger programs, wildlife watching, picnicking, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Año Nuevo State Park →George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area
Popular activities here are boating, fishing, geocaching, picnicking, and hiking. Overnight options include campsites, with RV sites, tent sites, and group camping.
Hours, fees and rules for George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area →Garrapata State Park
Visitors come for snorkeling and diving, surfing, historic sites, fishing, and ranger programs. Water access includes a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Garrapata State Park →Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area
Its trail network totals roughly 80 miles, according to the park.
Hours, fees and rules for Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area →Butano State Park
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, ranger programs, geocaching, and biking. Overnight options include campsites, with RV sites and tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Butano State Park →Great Valley Grasslands State Park
Popular activities here are boating, fishing, and hiking. Water access includes a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Great Valley Grasslands State Park →Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park
The park supports surfing, historic sites, swimming, fishing, and ranger programs. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park →Bean Hollow State Beach
The park supports surfing, boating, swimming, fishing, and wildlife watching. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Bean Hollow State Beach →Pescadero State Beach
Visitors come for surfing, boating, swimming, fishing, and wildlife watching. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Pescadero State Beach →Pomponio State Beach
Things to do include surfing, historic sites, boating, swimming, and fishing. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Pomponio State Beach →San Gregorio State Beach
Things to do include surfing, boating, swimming, fishing, and wildlife watching. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for San Gregorio State Beach →
Best picks by activity
Camping near Gilroy
- Henry W. Coe State Park 13 mi north · Campground listed
- Sunset State Beach 16 mi southwest · Campground listed
- Manresa State Beach 16 mi west · Campground listed
- Zmudowski State Beach 17 mi southwest · Campground listed
- Moss Landing State Beach 17 mi southwest · Campground listed
+ 19 more in the list above
Dog-friendly state parks near Gilroy
- Sunset State Beach 16 mi southwest · Pets allowed under park rules
- Manresa State Beach 16 mi west · Pets allowed under park rules
- Zmudowski State Beach 17 mi southwest · Pets allowed under park rules
- Moss Landing State Beach 17 mi southwest · Pets allowed under park rules
- Fremont Peak State Park 18 mi south · Pets allowed under park rules
+ 25 more in the list above
Swimming near Gilroy
- Sunset State Beach 16 mi southwest · Beach, pool or swim area
- Manresa State Beach 16 mi west · Beach, pool or swim area
- Zmudowski State Beach 17 mi southwest · Beach, pool or swim area
- Moss Landing State Beach 17 mi southwest · Beach, pool or swim area
- Seacliff State Beach 18 mi west · Beach, pool or swim area
+ 22 more in the list above
Hiking near Gilroy
- Henry W. Coe State Park 13 mi north · Hiking trails listed
- Sunset State Beach 16 mi southwest · Hiking trails listed
- Manresa State Beach 16 mi west · Hiking trails listed
- Moss Landing State Beach 17 mi southwest · Hiking trails listed
- Fremont Peak State Park 18 mi south · Hiking trails listed
+ 28 more in the list above
Fishing near Gilroy
- Henry W. Coe State Park 13 mi north · Fishing listed
- Sunset State Beach 16 mi southwest · Fishing listed
- Manresa State Beach 16 mi west · Fishing listed
- Zmudowski State Beach 17 mi southwest · Fishing listed
- Moss Landing State Beach 17 mi southwest · Fishing listed
+ 20 more in the list above
Questions about state parks near Gilroy
What is the closest state park to Gilroy?
San Juan Bautista State Historic Park is the closest, about 12 miles south of Gilroy in a straight line. Next are Henry W. Coe State Park and Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe Park Property.
How many state parks are near Gilroy?
46 state park units are within 50 miles, and 19 within 25 miles. That includes parks, recreation areas, historic sites and natural areas run by the state.
Which state parks near Gilroy have camping?
24 parks list camping, the nearest being Henry W. Coe State Park, Sunset State Beach and Manresa State Beach. Check each park page for site types, hookups and how to reserve.
Are dogs allowed at state parks near Gilroy?
Yes, at 30 parks, including Sunset State Beach, Manresa State Beach and Zmudowski State Beach. Dogs usually must be leashed, and some areas such as beaches or buildings may be off-limits.
Are there free state parks near Gilroy?
None of the nearby parks list free entry; most charge a daily vehicle fee or accept an annual pass. Fees are on each park page.
State parks near other cities
- Near Watsonville, CA12 mi southwest
- Near Hollister, CA15 mi southeast
- Near Salinas, CA22 mi south
- Near San Jose, CA24 mi northwest
- Near Santa Cruz, CA25 mi west
- Near Seaside, CA29 mi southwest
- Near Saratoga, CA30 mi northwest
- Near Sunnyvale, CA36 mi northwest
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Built from official park data and updated as parks change; this list was last rebuilt Oct 30, 2026. Features shown are those the official source lists. Filter these parks on the map.