CA, USA · 61,607 residents
SANTA CRUZ
Excellent: great outdoor options in more than one sport close by.
What's close
KNOWN FOR
The named spots closest to town for each of its best sports, with the distance from the town centre.
Surfing100
- Cowells Beach2 km
- Steamer Lane3 km
- Pleasure Point7 km
- Capitola Beach Surf7 km
Hiking97
- Engelsman Loop Trail4 km
- Powder Mill Trail5 km
- Brookwood5 km
- Old Cabin Trail5 km
- Buccaneer Trail9 km
Climbing92
- Troll House3 km
- UC Santa Cruz3 km
- Garden of Eden6 km
- Lower Cave Gulch6 km
Mountain Biking90
- U-Con4 km
- Enchanted4 km
- Old Vineyard4 km
- Santa Cruz Mountains13 km
- Specialized Trail42 km
How Santa Cruz gets to 88
SCORE BREAKDOWN
Four categories add up to the score. How the score works
ActivitiesExcellent
- Best activityExcellent
- Second activityExcellent
- Third activityExcellent
- VarietyExcellent
- Out the doorStrong
Wild landGood
- Public landGood
BasecampExcellent
- Places to stayExcellent
- CampingExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- KidsExcellent
- Rainy-day backupsExcellent
- Outfitters and rentalsExcellent
- Fuel and groceriesExcellent
Adventure townStrong
- Visitor lodging per residentGood
- Outdoor businessesExcellent
Where they are
SANTA CRUZ AND ITS TOP SPOTS
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