Travel Guide of Santa Cruz in United States by Influencers and Travelers

Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California. As of 2019 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated Santa Cruz's population at 64,608.

The Best Things to Do and Visit in Santa Cruz

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1 - Natural Bridges State Beach

Natural Bridges State Beach is a 65-acre California state park in Santa Cruz, California in the United States. The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach. It is also well known as a hotspot to see monarch butterfly migrations.

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2 - Lighthouse Point

Lighthouse Point is a suburb of Fort Lauderdale located in Broward County, Florida, United States. The suburb was named for the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, which is located in nearby Hillsboro Beach.

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3 - Surfing Lessons in Santa Cruz

Learn to surf in Santa Cruz during a 3-hour clinic designed with the beginner in mind. Novices are welcome, as well as anyone who has tried surfing but could use some tips for balancing on the board and catching a wave. You'll get plenty of practice with paddling and pop-up techniques while learning about wave breaks, ocean conditions, and safety in and out of the water, including surf etiquette. Includes all necessary equipment.

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4 - Crow's Nest Restaurant

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5 - Walton Lighthouse

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6 - Coast Dairies State Park

   14 km away

Coast Dairies is a state park and BLM public land in Santa Cruz County, California, near the city of Davenport. It is managed as part of Wilder Ranch State Park, which is south of the park.

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7 - Bonny Doon

   16 km away

Bonny Doon is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. It is situated northwest of the city of Santa Cruz, considered part of the southern San Francisco Bay Area or northern Monterey Bay Area.

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8 - Sunset State Beach

   17 km away

Sunset Beach State Recreation Site is a state park in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The park comprises 120 acres along the Pacific Ocean on the Clatsop Plains.

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9 - Coast

   17 km away
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10 - Davenport

   18 km away

Davenport is the county seat of Scott County in Iowa and is located along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state.

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11 - Mount Umunhum

   25 km away

The Santa Cruz Mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are a mountain range in central and northern California, United States. They form a ridge down the San Francisco Peninsula, south of San Francisco.

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12 - Moss Landing

   26 km away

Moss Landing, formerly Moss, is a census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. Moss Landing is located 15 miles north-northeast of Monterey, at an elevation of 10 feet.

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13 - Big Basin Redwoods State Park

   28 km away

Big Basin Redwoods State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California, located in Santa Cruz County, about 36 km northwest of Santa Cruz.

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14 - Carmel-by-the-Sea

   38 km away

Carmel-by-the-Sea, often simply called Carmel, is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, founded in 1902 and incorporated on October 31, 1916.

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15 - Monterey Bay Aquarium

   39 km away

Monterey Bay Aquarium is a nonprofit public aquarium in Monterey, California. Known for its regional focus on the marine habitats of Monterey Bay, it was the first to exhibit a living kelp forest when it opened in October 1984.

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