Welcome to
Santa Cruz
Surfers tote their boards to the beach, where families relax on the sand as children splash and play in the water.
Seventy miles south of San Francisco, 35 miles north of Monterey, and unabashedly left of center, you’ll find great surf, sandy beaches, redwood-covered mountains, laid-back towns, organic farms, and a burgeoning beer and wine scene. It’s impossible to pick one place to visit in Santa Cruz County... Take a quick Cruz of them all! Santa Cruz is the quintessential California beach town offering the best of the Golden State. After all, it's where three vacationing Hawaiian princes first surfed the USA in 1885 and the place Jack O’Neill invented the wetsuit in the 1950s. Santa Cruz’s history is cemented in this iconic California sport. Surfers tote their boards to the beach, where families relax on the sand as children splash and play in the water.
There's plenty to do around Santa Cruz, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Ananda Scotts Valley, Oakstrong Martial Arts, and RockyBliss.
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| Active | 3.81 miles | 8 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.01 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 4.96 miles | 22 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.25 miles | 15 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 3.79 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.28 miles | 9 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 4.59 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 4.62 miles | 12 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
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Santa Cruz has 37,205 households, with an average household size of 9.44. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Santa Cruz do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 99,985 people call Santa Cruz home. The population density is 3,593.396 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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