Pajaro Valley Arts Council Travel Information (Watsonville, CA)

Aptos and Capitola At the northern end of the great crescent of Monterey Bay, the Pacific shoreline sweeps westerly, taking Highway 1 with it. Here beaches and surf lie south of the highway, with inland farms and mounta... Aptos , CA

Manresa Uplands State Beach Campground Manresa Uplands State Beach offers the best in beach tent camping in Southern California. In fact, RVs are not even allowed. Cars must be parked in a designated lot a few hundred yards away from the s... Aptos, CA

Mount Madonna County Park Campgrounds Perched atop a ridge within easy striking distance of Monterey Bay and Santa Clara Valley, Mt. Madonna County Park is a fully developed recreation area where young redwood forest veneers dense campgro... Watsonville, CA

Uvas Canyon County Park Campgrounds Hidden at road’s end on the steep eastern flanks of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Uvas Canyon County Park sits near the headwaters of Uvas Creek in a deep, narrow canyon laced with perennial streams and p... San Jose, CA

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• South San Francisco Bay Area Weekend Getaways and Day Trips
• San Francisco Bay Area Campgrounds and Camping Trips

Pajaro Valley and the Elkhorn Slough (Distance: 1.9 mi) The Elkhorn Slough is one of the few remaining undisturbed wetlands in California and serves as a major link in the Pacific Flyway for migrating birds. If consists of about 2,500 acres of mudflats and...

Pajaro, CA - Road Biking - length:25 mi

Manresa (Distance: 5.1 mi) This is a classic west-facing beach break south of Aptos. Manresa is a consistent, mostly west-facing beach that catches a lot of swell year-round. This is a long stretch of beach with numerous well-s...

Watsonville, CA - Surfing - length:unknown

Upper Slough Trail (Distance: 5.4 mi) The main channel of Elkhorn Slough is seven miles long, extending inland from Moss Landing. It meanders through 3,000 acres of salt marshes, mudflats and waterways. Kirby Park is located midway down t...

Watsonville, CA - Hiking - length:1 mi

Upper Elkhorn Slough—Kirby Park Area (Distance: 5.5 mi) More sheltered than the slough’s ocean end (see rte. 28 for a full description of Elkhorn Slough), the inland waters around Kirby Park make a better trip for mellow beginners or on days when there are...

Monterey, CA - Sea Kayaking - length:10 mi

Zmudowski State Beach (Distance: 6.1 mi) Zmudowski State Beach, the northernmost beach in Monterey County, is a long, sandy beach stretching across 177 acres. The wide, isolated beach is backed by sand dunes and expansive agricultural fields...

Watsonville, CA - Hiking - length:3.2 mi

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Pajaro Valley 1 Pajaro Valley Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6684 yards, par 72 3.1 miles from center of Pajaro Valley Arts Council

Casserly Casserly Par-3 Golf Course Public, 9 holes 1158 yards, par 27 4.0 miles from center of Pajaro Valley Arts Council

Spring Hills Spring Hills Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6218 yards, par 71 4.1 miles from center of Pajaro Valley Arts Council

Seascape Seascape Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6034 yards, par 71 7.4 miles from center of Pajaro Valley Arts Council

Gilroy Gilroy Golf Course Public, 9 holes 3000 yards, par 35 10.0 miles from center of Pajaro Valley Arts Council

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