2005; 40 ft. contours
scale 1:29,000
28" X 36", Folded 4" x 8.5"
ISBN 0-9649143-4-4.
Paper: $7.95

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Major Parks:
Wilder Ranch State Park
Henry Cowell & Fall Creek State Parks
Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Soquel Demonstration State Forest
UC Santa Cruz
Pogonip & DeLaveaga Parks
Loch Lomond

Major Beaches:
Natural Bridges,
Lighthouse Field,
Twin Lakes,
New Brighton,
Seacliff, &
Manresa State Beaches

plus Santa Cruz & Capitola beaches

Trails of Santa Cruz
is the first detailed map of parks and trails in Northern California's most scenic beach town. From the brussels sprout farms and

 

on Santa Cruz–summer beach day trips, the Boardwalk with its arcades and Giant Dipper roller coaster,

There are some excellent single-park brochures of city and state parks, but for the big

 

whether you like to explore beaches and neighborhoods , watch birds, sunsets, or tidepools, or trek long distances through woods and meadows, this map will give you a new perspective on northern California's most scenic beach town.

Along the Coast: Wilder Ranch State Park; Natural Bridges, Lighthouse Field, and Twin Lakes State Beaches; Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk; Capitola Beach; New Brighton, Seacliff, and Manresa State Beaches.

 

Inland parks include Fall Creek and Henry Cowell Redwoods State Parks, Quail Hollow Ranch County Park, and Loch Lomond Recreation Area.

 

Near Aptos are The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park and Soquel Demonstration State Forest.

 

In and around Santa Cruz itself, you'll find the University of California campus (not a park, but many scenic trails and paths), fabulous little Pogonip Preserve, the half-forgotten trails of DeLaveaga Park, and little gems like Moore Creek, Arana Gulch, and Neary's Lagoon.