Santa Cruz, California Travel Information

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

Central Coast - San Mateo County & Monterey County Tracing the coastline south from San Francisco to Big Sur, Highway 1 is one of the most spectacular and diverse scenic highways in the world. Sandy beaches, rocky promontories, coves and harbors, dram... Santa Cruz, CA

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Campgrounds Draining a huge portion of the southern Santa Cruz Mountains, the San Lorenzo River cuts a narrow gorge 500 feet deep less than 10 miles from downtown Santa Cruz. Lush redwood forest fills this moist ... Santa Cruz, CA

Learning to Surf in Santa Cruz: The Birthplace of Cool Polynesians started riding the waves way out in the Pacific as early as 1500, according to petroglyphs found on volcanic stone in Hawaii. The Hawaiian kings used surfing to assert their dominance over... Santa Cruz, 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

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Santa Cruz (Distance: 0.3 mi) Santa Cruz is a delightful place. So many people find it so that it is dreadfully crowded on weekends, especially in summer. Santa Cruz faces south on Monterey Bay, and there is often no fog here when...

Santa Cruz, CA - Birding - length:unknown

Santa Cruz and Capitola Beach Ride (Distance: 0.3 mi) Both Santa Cruz and Capitola have long been immensely popular beach resort towns, enjoyed by outside visitors, local residents and students from nearby U. C. Santa Cruz. This ride follows a leisurely ...

Santa Cruz, CA - Road Biking - length:23 mi

Empire Grade and Bonny Doon (Distance: 0.4 mi) The campus of the University of California at Santa Cruz is one of the highlights of this ride. It is situated on land which was formerly owned by Henry Cowell, who operated a lime and cement company ...

Santa Cruz, CA - Road Biking - length:27 mi

Los Gatos and Soquel Loop (Distance: 0.4 mi) In 1850, an Irishman named Charles McKiernan came to California, ostensibly to make his fortune in the gold rush. He was a little late. Instead of fortune in the Sierra Foothills, he decided on a simp...

Santa Cruz, CA - Road Biking - length:50 mi

Santa Cruz Cruise (Distance: 0.4 mi) As morning fog bows to the sun’s penetrating rays, the forested hills that serve as backdrop to the oceanside community of Santa Cruz slowly take shape. Hidden within their furrowed flanks is a labyri...

Santa Cruz, CA - Road Biking - length:20.7 mi

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De Laveaga De Laveaga Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6010 yards, par 72 1.9 miles from center of Santa Cruz, California

Pasatiempo Pasatiempo Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6439 yards, par 70 2.2 miles from center of Santa Cruz, California

Valley Gardens Valley Gardens Golf Course Public, 9 holes 1785 yards, par 31 5.1 miles from center of Santa Cruz, California

Seascape Seascape Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6034 yards, par 71 7.9 miles from center of Santa Cruz, California

Boulder Creek Boulder Creek Golf & Country Club Public, 18 holes 4396 yards, par 65 14.6 miles from center of Santa Cruz, California

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