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Santa Cruz Beach
 | Very very crowded beach, good if you're bringing kids, they have roller coasters and everything. But there's a bunch of much nicer and quieter beaches just a few blocks to the north (it's actually west but you know, up the coast). The real nice beaches around here are a few miles up hwy 1 though, strawberry beach, 3 mile beach, 4 mile beach to name a few.... |
San Lorenzo River
 | 1 PHOTO ...uil and a pleasant paddle aside from glimpses of toilet paper and other debris stuck in the willows by high water. Just below the road into Henry Cowell there is an inflatable dam that could cause problems for rafters if it happens to be up when you go over. I don't know how high it inflates; not very, I think. After passing under the steel RR bridge (used by the tourist train from Roaring Camp to the Boardwalk), the river drops into a very scenic canyon with a good section of class III+ whitewater and one hole that flipped our standard-floor raft, in the granite gorge before the Rincon, where the river bends to the left to go around a hogsback ridge. The Rincon (Spanish for bend in the river), a pretty place to pull out for a picnic and some hiking, is part of Henry Cowell State Park and is the last chance to exit easily on public property before Santa Cruz. An old road goes up to a large parking area on Hwy 9 here. Approaching the Rincon the river spreads out and may be too shallow to float; we had to walk a short distance. Also, at the remains of a concrete diversion dam, t... |
Pasatiempo Golf Club
 | Great place to play golf I think.... |
Four Mile Beach
| 1 PHOTO This is a great noncrowded beach, if you go on a weekday you'll probably have it all to yourself. These beaches up here are way better than the hectic city beaches of Santa Cruz and Capitola a few miles down the road.... |
Corcoran Lagoon
 | 1 PHOTO This is a great beach near Sunny Cove in Santa Cruz. Very clean, not many people. Mainly locals. Great for body surfing. Love it there!... |
Loch Lomond
| Can I fish year round?...Nice lake in the Santa Cruz Mountains, great place for canoeing. No swimming allowed though, what's up with that?... |
Millpond Lake
| 10 miles away I love the millpond its private but is always bursting with sunshine fresh air and the peacefull chirp of birds!... |
Manresa State Beach
 | 13 miles away This is our favorite camping spot along the central coast. Fall (Sept.-Oct.) has the best weather in my opinion. The beach is beautiful and there really is a lot to do in the area. Zip up to Santa Cruz for a night on the town or just lounge on the beach the whole time. Its GREAT!!... |
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
| 15 miles away Yeah, it's a pretty good place to go camping... |
Corralitos Lagoon
| 17 miles away This pond had many fish in it, but now is over grown with plants and is very hard to fish.... |
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
 | 53 miles away The phone numbers have changed since this page was posted. For more information about Golden Gate National Recreation Area, please call (415) 561-4700. For Alcatraz Tickets, please call (415) 981-ROCK [415. 981. 7625]. For Muir Woods National Monument, please call (415) 388-2595. For the Cliff House, please call (415) 561-4323. For Kirby Cove camping, please call 1-877-444-6777 or go to www.recreation.gov. Thanks.... |
Muir Woods National Monument
| 62 miles away We want to use our GPS. WHAT is the address to place in it?... |
