List of Beaches in Santa Cruz County California - California Places, Travel, and News.

Santa Cruz County Beaches

DISTRICT	COUNTY	NAME	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION	PHONE NUMBER	FEE	PARKING	DISABLED ACCESS	RESTROOM	VISITOR CENTER	DOG FRIENDLY	BABY STROLLERS	PICNIC AREA	CAMPGROUND	SANDY BEACH	DUNES	ROCKY SHORE	SEA BLUFF	STAIRS TO BEACH	PATH TO BEACH	TRAILS	PARK	WILDLIFE VEGETATION	TIDEPOOL	VOLLEYBALL	BIKE PATH	FISHING	BOATING	BOAT RAMP	GEOGRAPHICAL AREA	LATITUDE	LONGITUDE
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Big Basin Redwoods State Park	Hwy. 236, off Hwy. 9, 14 mi. N. of Santa Cruz	Park extends to ocean from main entrance on Hwy. 236	831-338-8860	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No			Yes			No	No	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	37.09833	-122.27971
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Waddell Creek Beach	Hwy. One, 1 mi. S. of San Mateo County line	Part of Big Basin Redwoods State Park	831-338-8860	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No				No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes			Yes	Yes		No	No	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	37.09527	-122.278904
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Rancho del Oso Nature Center	Old Coast Rd., one-quarter mile from Hwy. One	Nature exhibits, part of Big Basin Redwoods State Park	831-427-2288	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes		No	No	No	No	No	No	No			Yes			No	No	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	37.097599	-122.274433
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Greyhound Rock Access	Hwy. One, 1 mi. S. of Waddell Creek Beach	Steep path to cove beach	831-454-7901	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes			No	Yes	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	37.080033	-122.265324
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Scott Creek Beach	Hwy. One, 2.9 mi. N. of Davenport	Roadside parking	831-454-7901	No	Yes	Yes	No	No				No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes			Yes			No	Yes	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	37.040296	-122.229892
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Davenport Landing Beach	Davenport Landing Rd. off Hwy. One, 1.4 mi. N. of Davenport	Windsurfing		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes			No			No	Yes	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	37.024521	-122.216356
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Davenport Bluffs	W. of Hwy. One, .2 mi. N. of Davenport	Blufftop viewing area near railroad crossing at Hwy. One, use caution near steep cliffs		No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	37.013636	-122.19982
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Davenport Beach	Off Hwy. One, opposite Ocean St., Davenport	Unimproved trail to beach		No	Yes	No	No	No				No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes		Yes			No	No	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	37.008897	-122.193336
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Sharktooth Beach	Off Hwy. One, .5 mi. S. of Davenport	Short trail to pocket beach		No	Yes	No	No	No			No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes			No	No	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	37.003776	-122.185554
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Bonny Doon Beach	W. of Hwy. One at Bonny Doon Road	Short trail to beach	831-454-7901	No	Yes	No	No	No			No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No			No	No	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	37.000593	-122.182069
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Yellow Bank Beach	W. of Hwy. One, 1 mi. S. of Bonny Doon Road	Park on dirt frontage road		No	Yes	No	No	No			No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No			No	No	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	36.993213	-122.170523
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Laguna Creek Beach	W. of Hwy. One, 2.2 mi. S. of Bonny Doon Road	Limited parking at Laguna Rd.		No	Yes	No	No	No			No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes		No	No	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	36.981762	-122.155295
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Piggy Beach	W. of Old Coast Road, approx. 4 mi. S. of Davenport	small cove beach; park on shoulder of Old Coast Road, follow brown directional sign, stay on trail and head seaward		No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No		A. Northern Santa Cruz County	36.977887	-122.147092
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Four Mile Beach	Off Hwy. One, 2.1 mi. W. of Wilder Ranch State Park main entrance	Unimproved parking, part of Wilder Ranch State Park	831-423-9703	No	Yes	No	Yes	No			No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No			No	No	No		B. Wilder Ranch to Natural Bridges	36.966271	-122.123406
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Three Mile Beach	Off Hwy. One, 1.4 mi. W. of Wilder Ranch State Park entrance	Unimproved parking, part of Wilder Ranch State Park	831-423-9703	No	Yes	No	No	No			No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes		No	No	No		B. Wilder Ranch to Natural Bridges	36.961727	-122.113472
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Ohlone Bluff Trail	From Four Mile Beach to Wilder Ranch State Park	Meandering trail follows the blufftop, respect adjacent farming operations	831-423-9703	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes		Yes		No	No	No	No		B. Wilder Ranch to Natural Bridges	36.954532	-122.092068
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Wilder Ranch State Park	Hwy. One, 2 mi. W. of Santa Cruz	Main entrance, historic ranch buildings, equestrian camping, inland trails	831-423-9703	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes			Yes	No	No		B. Wilder Ranch to Natural Bridges	36.96093	-122.087027
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park	Hwy. 9, 3 mi. N. of Santa Cruz	Large inland park, hiking, nature center	831-335-4598	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No			Yes	No	No		B. Wilder Ranch to Natural Bridges	37.043896	-122.072815
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Seymour Marine Discovery Center	Delaware Ave. and Shaffer Rd., Santa Cruz	Aquarium displays, touch tanks, bookshop	831-459-3800	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes		Yes			No	No	No		B. Wilder Ranch to Natural Bridges	36.949416	-122.065063
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Long Marine Laboratory	Corner of Delaware Ave. and Shaffer Rd., Santa Cruz	Research and education facilities focusing on marine life, coastal conservation, and climate change		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No				No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes		Yes			No	No	No		B. Wilder Ranch to Natural Bridges	36.949443	-122.06576
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	De Anza Mobile Home Park Access	2395 Delaware Ave., Santa Cruz	Path to beach through mobile home community		No	Yes	No	No	No			No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes			No			No	No	No		B. Wilder Ranch to Natural Bridges	36.954496	-122.062287
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Natural Bridges State Beach	2531 W. Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz	Monarch butterflies overwinter in trees	831-423-4609	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes			Yes	Yes		Yes	No	No		B. Wilder Ranch to Natural Bridges	36.950745	-122.055934
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	West Cliff Drive	From Natural Bridges State Beach to Cowell Beach, Santa Cruz	Scenic overlooks, bicycle/pedestrian trail		No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes		No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes	No	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.949589	-122.048837
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Stairway to Beach - Pelton Avenue	West Cliff Dr. at end of Pelton Ave.	Access to narrow beach and Steamer Lane surf break		No	Yes	No	No	No				No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		Yes			Yes	No	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.954788	-122.024721
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Mitchell's Cove Beach	W. Cliff Dr. at Almar Ave., Santa Cruz	Pocket beach		No	Yes	No	No	No			No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No			Yes	No	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.952516	-122.041556
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Lighthouse Field State Beach	Along W. Cliff Dr. at Point Santa Cruz	Scenic views, surfing museum	831-429-2850	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes	Yes	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.953157	-122.028984
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Its Beach	Along W. Cliff Dr., W. of Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz	Pocket beach, dogs allowed limited hours		No	Yes	No			Yes				Yes			Yes	Yes	No								No		C. Santa Cruz Central	35.952216	-122.028597
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Surfing Museum	Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse, Lighthouse Point	Exhibits, vintage surfboards		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes	No	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.951547	-122.026665
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Stairway at Surfers Memorial	Along W. Cliff Dr., Northeast of Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz			No	Yes	No			No				No		Yes	Yes	Yes	No								No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.952728	-122.025646
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center	35 Pacific Ave., across from Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz	Interactive exhibits and film screenings, free admission	831-421-9993	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes			No	No	No		No	No			Yes			No	No	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.963117	-122.024337
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Cowell Beach	Between W. Cliff Dr. and the Municipal Wharf., Santa Cruz	Popular swimming beach		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No		Yes	No	Yes	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.961603	-122.023869
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Neary Lagoon City Park	Off California Ave., N. of Bay St., Santa Cruz	Boardwalks, birding, tennis courts		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No			Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No			Yes			No	No	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.963447	-122.034746
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf	Pacific Ave. and Beach St., Santa Cruz	Restaurants, boat rentals, fee for vehicle entry		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No			Yes			No	Yes	Yes		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.962567	-122.023483
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	400 Beach St., Santa Cruz	Seaside amusement park, free admission, fee for rides	831-423-5590	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No			No			No	No	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.963759	-122.018808
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Main Beach	E. of Municipal Wharf	Wide swimming beach		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No		Yes	Yes	No	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.963435	-122.017302
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park	School St. off Emmett St. near High St.	Replica mission church, historic adobe	831-425-5849	No	Yes	No	No	Yes			Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No			No			No	No	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.977701	-122.027941
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	San Lorenzo River Bike Path	Along San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz	Bike paths on both sides of the river		No	No	Yes	No	No		Yes		No	No	No	No	No	No	No			No			Yes	No	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.972567	-122.022602
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Hostel	321 Main St., Santa Cruz	Historic Carmelita Cottages, shared kitchen	831-423-8304	Yes	Yes		Yes	No				No	No	No	No	No	No	No			No			No	No	No		C. Santa Cruz Central	36.965372	-122.023434
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	San Lorenzo Point	Foot of E. Cliff Dr. off Murray St., Santa Cruz	Overlook		No	Yes	No	No	No			Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes		No			No	No	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.964184	-122.011422
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Seabright Beach	E. Cliff Dr., San Lorenzo Point to Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz	Very wide beach	831-427-4868	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes			No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		No		Yes	No	No	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.963414	-122.01038
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History	1305 E. Cliff Dr.	History and nature exhibits	831-420-6115	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes			No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No			Yes			No	No	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.964517	-122.009666
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Walton Lighthouse	West Jetty, Santa Cruz Harbor	Modern lighthouse, fishing spot		No	No	Yes	No	No		Yes		No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No			Yes			No	Yes	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.960688	-122.002216
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Mariner Park / West Harbor	Mariner Park Way off Atlantic Ave., Santa Cruz	Hand-launching of boats, restaurant	831-475-6161	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No			Yes	Yes	Yes	Hand Launch	D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.965291	-122.003481
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Frederick Street Park	Frederick St., access off Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz	Lawns, play equipment, pedestrian access to harbor		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No		Yes	No	No	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.972129	-122.002525
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Harbor North	Brommer St. off 7th Ave.	Boat berths, dry storage, RV campsites	831-475-6161	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No			Yes	Yes	Yes	Marina, Boat Ramp	D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.972542	-121.999493
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Arana Gulch Multi-Use Trails	N. end of Santa Cruz Harbor	Loop from N. end of Santa Cruz Harbor to Agnes Street with connections to Broadway and Brommer St.		No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.974914	-121.9989
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Harbor South	Off Eaton St., Santa Cruz	Marina, restaurants, shops, excursions	831-475-6161	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No			Yes	Yes	Yes	Marina, Boat Ramp, Hoist	D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.966835	-122.002633
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Multi-Use Path around Santa Cruz Harbor	Around Santa Cruz Harbor perimeter	Multi-use path		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No				No	No	No	No	No	No	No			No			Yes	No	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.966084	-122.003628
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Stairway to Santa Cruz Harbor from Mello Lane	End of Mello Lane	Stairway to Santa Cruz Harbor		No	No	No	No	No				No	No	No	No	No	No	No			No			No	No	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.970979	-121.99929
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Stairway and Ramp to Santa Cruz Harbor at Frederick St. Park	North Harbor at Frederick Street Park, Santa Cruz	Pedestrian access to harbor		No	No	No	No	No				No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No			No			Yes	No	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.972096	-122.000677
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Path to Santa Cruz Harbor from Eaton Street	E. side of harbor and Eaton St., Santa Cruz	Paved bicycle and pedestrian path links to path around harbor		No	No	No	No	No				No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes			No			Yes	No	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.967678	-122.00425
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Stairway to Harbor at Santa Cruz Yacht Club	4th Ave. on N. side of Santa Cruz Yacht Club	Stairs lead down to harbor		No	No	No	No	No				No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes			No			No	No	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.966422	-122.004892
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Harbor Beach (Santa Cruz)	East of harbor jetty, Santa Cruz	Wide sandy beach	831-475-6161	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes		No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No		Yes	No	No	Yes	Hand Launch	D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.962441	-122.000872
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Twin Lakes State Beach	7th Ave. at E. Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz	Beach shower	831-427-4868	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes			No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No			Yes		Yes	No	Yes	No		D. Santa Cruz Harbor	36.961187	-121.997891
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	East Cliff Drive		Scenic overlooks and stairways at the ends of 12th, 13th, 20th and 26th avenues		No	Yes	No	No	No				No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes		No			Yes	No	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.9559	-121.974745
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Twin Lakes State Beach (12th Ave.)	Foot of 12th Ave., Live Oak	Pedestrian access to Twin Lakes State Beach, limited parking	831-427-4868	No	No	No	No	No		No	No	No	Yes	No	No		Yes	No						No	Yes	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.961194	-121.995603
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Twin Lakes State Beach (13th Ave.)	Foot of 13th Ave., Live Oak	Pedestrian access to Twin Lakes State Beach, limited parking	831-427-4868	No	No	No	No	No		No	No	No	Yes	No	No		Yes	No						No	Yes	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.960918	-121.995002
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Twin Lakes State Beach - East	Foot of 14th Ave., Live Oak	Limited parking	831-427-4868	No	No	Yes	Yes	No				No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes		Yes	No	Yes	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.960086	-121.993936
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Sunny Cove	Foot of Sunny Cove Dr., Live Oak	Access also from Geoffroy Dr.		No	No	No	No	No				No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes			No			No	Yes	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.960133	-121.989705
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Corcoran Lagoon Beach	Between 20th and 23rd avenues, Live Oak		831-454-7901	No	No	No	No	No				No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes			Yes	Yes		No	No	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.960376	-121.984161
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	26th Avenue Stairs	Foot of 26th Ave., Live Oak	On-street parking		No	Yes	No	No	No			No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No			No	No	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.957822	-121.981402
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Moran Lake Beach and Park	23000 block of E. Cliff Dr., Live Oak	Nature trail along lake		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes			Yes			No	Yes	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.956356	-121.978352
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Rockview Drive Overlook	Foot of Rockview Dr., Pleasure Point	Limited on-street parking		No	Yes	No	No	No			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		No			No	No	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.954592	-121.97489
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point Parkway	E. Cliff Dr. from 32nd to 41st avenues, Pleasure Point	Blufftop pedestrian and bicycle path		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes	Yes	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.955821	-121.971973
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point Beach	E. Cliff Dr., 33rd-41st avenues, Pleasure Point	Beach stairs at 33rd Ave., limited on-street parking		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No				No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No			No	Yes		No	Yes	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.955671	-121.971729
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	36th Avenue Stairs	E. Cliff Dr. at 36th Ave., Pleasure Point	Beach stairs, limited parking		No	No	No	No	No		No		No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No						No	Yes	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.95766	-121.969454
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	38th Avenue Stairs	E. Cliff Dr. at 38th Ave., Pleasure Point	Beach stairs, limited parking		No	No	No	No	No		No		No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No						No	Yes	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.958846	-121.967272
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point Overlook	E. Cliff Dr. at 41st Ave., Pleasure Point	Stairs to beach, shower at parking area		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes	No	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.960076	-121.965008
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Opal Cliffs Recreation District	4500 block of Opal Cliffs Dr., Pleasure Point	Obtain key to gate at Freeline Design Surf Shop, 821 41st Ave., Live Oak	831-476-2950	Yes	Yes	No	No	No				No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No			No	No	No		E. Santa Cruz East	36.965564	-121.960959
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Cliff Drive	W. of Capitola	Scenic views from bluff		No	Yes	No	No	No				No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		No			Yes	No	No		F. Capitola to New Brighton State Beach	36.9697	-121.955854
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Hooper Beach	W. of Capitola Fishing Wharf	Ramp to beach		No	Yes	No	No	No				No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes			No			No	No	Yes	Hand Launch	F. Capitola to New Brighton State Beach	36.970913	-121.95395
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Capitola Fishing Wharf	Foot of Wharf Rd.	Fishing, boat rentals, restaurant		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes		No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No			No			No	Yes	Yes	Moorings	F. Capitola to New Brighton State Beach	36.971209	-121.953752
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Capitola City Beach	S. of Esplanade and Monterey Ave.	Swimming, surfing	831-462-3125	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No			Yes		Yes	No	No	No		F. Capitola to New Brighton State Beach	36.971644	-121.951342
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Soquel Creek	E. side of Soquel Creek at Stockton Ave.	Creekside path		No	No	No	No	No		Yes		No	No	No	No	No	No	No			Yes			No	No	No		F. Capitola to New Brighton State Beach	36.972675	-121.952989
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Overlook (Grand Avenue)	Along Grand Ave., Capitola	Ocean views		No	No	No	No	No				No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes		No			No	No	No		F. Capitola to New Brighton State Beach	36.973193	-121.947501
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	New Brighton State Beach	1500 Park Ave., Capitola	Large well-equipped park	831-464-6330	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes			Yes	Yes	Yes		F. Capitola to New Brighton State Beach	36.980244	-121.937537
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Seacliff State Beach	Foot of State Park Dr., Aptos	Pier fishing, beach cafe	831-685-6442	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No			Yes	Yes	No		G. Aptos and Rio del Mar	36.972018	-121.914088
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Seacliff Pier	Foot of State Park Dr., Aptos	Pier fishing, Seacliff State Beach	831-685-6442	No	Yes	Yes	No	No		Yes		No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes			No	Yes	No		G. Aptos and Rio del Mar	36.971499	-121.912774
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Forest of Nisene Marks State Park	Aptos Creek Rd. off Soquel Dr., Aptos Village	Redwood forest, trails, picnicking		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No			Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No			No			Yes	No	No		G. Aptos and Rio del Mar	36.989885	-121.90596
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Rio del Mar Beach	End of Rio Del Mar Blvd.	Southern part of Seacliff State Beach	831-685-6442	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No			No			Yes	Yes	No		G. Aptos and Rio del Mar	36.968623	-121.9053
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Hidden Beach County Park	End of Cliff Dr., Rio del Mar	Access Cliff Dr. off Rio del Mar Blvd., limited parking	831-454-7901	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes			No			No	No	No		G. Aptos and Rio del Mar	36.960887	-121.887366
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Stairway to Beach - Via Palo Alto	Via Palo Alto, off Clubhouse Dr., Rio del Mar	On-street parking		No	Yes	No	No	No				No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No			No			No	No	No		G. Aptos and Rio del Mar	36.954462	-121.883584
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Seascape Beach	Sumner Ave. and Seascape Resort	Paved path through middle of Seascape Resort, dirt path at N. end off Sumner Ave.		No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes		No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No			No	No	No		G. Aptos and Rio del Mar	36.951114	-121.881011
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Seascape County Park	Sumner Ave. and Seascape Blvd., Seascape	Play equipment, blufftop path leads N. through Seascape Resort to beach		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No			No	No	No		G. Aptos and Rio del Mar	36.946977	-121.873999
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Manresa State Beach	San Andreas Rd. at Union Pacific track, La Selva Beach	Day use area	831-761-1795	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes			Yes	Yes	No		H. Santa Cruz County South	36.93215	-121.86248
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Manresa State Beach (Oceanview Drive)	Oceanview Dr. off San Andreas Rd.	Informal roadside parking, path down bluff to beach	831-761-1795	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No		No		No		H. Santa Cruz County South	36.9294	-121.859605
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Manresa State Beach - Uplands	Manresa Uplands Rd. off San Andreas Rd., La Selva Beach	Day use and camping	831-761-1795	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No			No	No	No		H. Santa Cruz County South	36.920179	-121.850802
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay KOA	1186 San Andreas Rd., La Selva Beach	RV and tent camping, swimming pool	831-722-0551	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No			No			Yes	No	No		H. Santa Cruz County South	36.926144	-121.845618
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Sunset State Beach	End of Sunset Beach Rd., south Santa Cruz County	Day use and camping	831-763-7062	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes			No			No	Yes	No		H. Santa Cruz County South	36.895573	-121.838406
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Palm Beach	End of Beach Rd., south Santa Cruz County	Part of Sunset State Beach	831-763-7062	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No			Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes			No			Yes	Yes	No		H. Santa Cruz County South	36.869104	-121.818935
3 Central Coast	Santa Cruz	Pajaro River Bike Path	Runs from corner of Holohan Rd. and Hwy. 152 to mouth of river	Bicycle path		No	No	No	No					No	No				No	No						Yes	No	No		H. Santa Cruz County South	36.855656	-121.805077