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Pages in category "Parks in Santa Cruz County, California" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It is located in Santa Cruz County, primarily in the area between the cities of Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley, near the community of Felton and the University of California at Santa Cruz. The park includes a non-contiguous extension in the Fall Creek area north of Felton. The 4,623-acre (1,871 ha) park was established in 1953. [2]
Big Basin Redwoods State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California, located in Santa Cruz County, about 36 km (22 mi) northwest of Santa Cruz.The park contains almost all of the Waddell Creek watershed, which was formed by the seismic uplift of its rim, and the erosion of its center by the many streams in its bowl-shaped depression.
When Mission Santa Cruz was established in 1791, the area became part of the mission pasture lands. Secularization of the missions in 1834 divided the mission lands into large land grants called "ranchos". Wilder Ranch was part of Rancho Refugio, a Mexican land grant of 1839. Historic buildings include part of the adobe rancho house built ...
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park is a state park of California, United States, protecting a secondary forest in the watershed of Aptos Creek and Soquel Creek within the Santa Cruz Mountains. It is located outside Aptos, California , and contains over 40 miles (64 km) of hiking trails and fire roads through 10,223 acres (4,137 ha) of ...
California Department of Parks and Recreation Castle Rock State Park is a 5,242-acre (2,121 ha) state park of California , United States, located along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains and almost entirely in Santa Cruz County , with parts extending into Santa Clara County and San Mateo County . [ 1 ]
On Sunday, State Parks lifeguards and Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County responded to a surfer in distress at New Brighton State Beach during high surf. The surfer was escorted to safety .
Natural Bridges State Beach is a 65-acre (26 ha) California state park in Santa Cruz, California, in the United States.The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach and a eucalyptus grove provides habitat for monarch butterflies.