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Outdoor Recreation
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Classes, Junior Rangers and Demonstrations
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Outdoor Science Exploration is a fun-filled educational program with an emphasis on physics, geology, chemistry and biology. This program is available to children during the summer as a summer camp in a different location every day. See Summer Programs.There is also a backpacking trip every summer to the Sierra Nevada. During the school year, Diane Cornell and Irvin Lindsey will challenge your youngsters in their classrooms with special programs to supplement any school curriculum. Call 831-423-5925 for more information.
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| Big Basin Redwoods State Park Junior Ranger Program at the park, Memorial Day through Labor Day, Call to confirm, 831-338-8860 |
Wilder Ranch Living History Demonstrations, blacksmithing and ranch baking, specific Saturdays and Sundays, 2 miles north of Santa Cruz on Hwy 1. Call to confirm! 831-426-0505
Wilder Ranch Tour of the Historic Ranch Buildings, Saturdays and Sundays, includes a tour of the 1897 Victorian home, call 831-426-0505
Wilder Ranch Coast Nature Walk, certain Saturdays at 1:00 pm, a two-hour natural history excursion, bring lunch, water, binoculars, good walking shoes, cancelled in case of rain, 831-426-0505 |
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Campfire Programs
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| Big Basin Redwoods State Park Fridays thru Mondays at 8:00 pm, Boulder Creek. Memorial Day through Labor Day. Call to confirm, 831-338-8860 |
| Henry Cowell Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 pm. Summertime. Call 831-335-7077 |
| Manresa State Beach, Saturdays, 8:00 pm, Campfire Center. Memorial Day through Labor Day. Call to confirm 831-761-1795 |
| Sunset State Beach Saturdays, 8:30 pm, Campfire Center, Pine Hollow Campground. Memorial Day through Labor Day. Call to confirm, 831-763-7063 |
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Bicycle Rides, Hikes and Nature Walks
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| Big Basin Redwoods State Park Guided half-mile walk accessible to strollers and wheelchairs, weekends, Boulder Creek, call to confirm, 831-338-8860 |
| Monarch Grove at Natural Bridges State Beach, join a Docent Naturalist for a tour of a state-designated insect preserve. Seasonal on weekends. Natural Bridges State Beach Visitor Center, Santa Cruz. 423-4609 |
| Nicene Marks State Park, one-hour bike ride thru the redwood forest. Call for details, sometimes on Saturday in the summer, 831-685-6444 |
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State Campgrounds
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Location and Facilities |
Phone (831) |
| Big Basin Redwoods State Park |
Oldest State Park (1902) in California, 10 miles west of Boulder Creek in the S.C. Mountains. Hiking, tents, walk-ins, campsites |
800-444-7275 (res), 338-8860 (park) |
| Manresa Uplands State Beach |
Sand Dollar Road off off San Andreas Road off Hwy 1, south of S.C. 64 walk-in only sites for tents. No cars or RVs. |
800-444-7275 (res), 761-1795/3750 (park) |
| New Brighton State Beach |
Car campsites and bicycle camping. 4 miles south of Santa Cruz on Hwy 1 at Park Avenue exit. Stairs to beach. no RV hookups |
800-444-7275 (res) or 464-6329 /6330 (park) |
| Seacliff State Beach |
Exit State Park Drive off Hwy 1 south of Santa Cruz in Aptos. RV camping only; in view of the WW I concrete ship Palo Alto |
800-444-7275 (res), 685-6500 /6442 (park) |
| Sunset State Beach |
Sunset Beach Road off San Andreas Road off Hwy 1 south of Santa Cruz, near Watsonville. Campsites, no RV hookups. 7 miles of beach |
800-444-7275 (res), 763-7062/7063 (park) |
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Private Campgrounds/RV Parks
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| Beach RV Park |
2505 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz. Walk to beach |
462-2505 |
| Big Basin Tent Cabins |
2100 Big Basin Highway, Boulder Creek |
800-874-8368 |
| Carbonero Creek RV |
917 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley |
438-1288 |
| Cotillion Gardens |
300 Old Big Trees Road, Felton |
335-7669 |
| KOA Campground |
1186 San Andreas Road, Watsonville |
800-562-7701,722-0551 |
| Pinto Lake Park |
451 Green Valley Road, Watsonville |
722-8129 |
| Redwood Resort |
150 East Grove, Boulder Creek |
338-3413 |
| River Grove Park |
4980 Highway 9, Felton |
335-4511 |
| Santa Cruz Harbor RV |
135 5th Avenue, Santa Cruz, walk to beach |
475-6161 |
| Santa Vida RV/Camp |
1611 Branciforte Drive, Santa Cruz |
425-1945 |
| 7th Day Adv.Confer |
1931 Old San Jose Rd, Soquel |
475-4233 |
| Smithwoods RV Park |
4770 Highway 9, Felton |
335-4321 |
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