Santa Cruz Lagoon Retreat Home
475 Hampstead Way, Santa Cruz, CA

Activities

15 minutes from downtown, UCSC Campus, Westcliff Area

Santa Cruz County's 29 miles of sun-drenched, fun-filled beaches offer the perfect setting for nearly every type of activity. Whether you enjoy building sand castles, learning to surf, playing beach volleyball, hiking along the coastal bluffs, enjoying a picnic or ending your day with a romantic sunset stroll, our beaches offer something for everyone. From dramatic windswept cliffs, to wide expanses of sand and sea to the ambiance of a picturesque seaside town, you're sure to enjoy surf, sand and sun in an unforgettable setting.

Santa Cruz State Parks Links Natural Bridges State Beach - world-renowned for its yearly migration of monarch butterflies mid-October to late January. Twin Lakes State Beach - a mile of sandy shoreline and popular for swimming and picnicking. The park's adjacent Schwann Lake is a good location for bird watching. New Brighton State Beach - 93-acre park along the beautiful coast of Santa Cruz offers spectacular views of the Monterey Bay. Seacliff State Beach - known for its fishing pier and fossils of extinct marine creatures in the bluffs. Manresa State Beach - a beautiful expanse of sea and sand, with surf, fishing, surfing, and recreation. Sunset State Beach - During the summer and autumn, it is possible to see large groups of bottle nosed dolphins.

For some area information of places to go and things to do, click on a category below.

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On Water

Wineries

Ahlgren Vineyard	Wineries and Tasting Rooms	Boulder Creek	831.338.6071
Bargetto Winery	Wineries and Tasting Rooms, Weddings	Soquel	831.475.2258
Beauregard Vineyards	Wineries and Tasting Rooms	Santa Cruz	831.425.7777
Bonny Doon Vineyard	Wineries and Tasting Rooms	Bonny Doon	831.425.4518
Byington Winery & Vineyards	Wineries and Tasting Rooms	Los Gatos	408.354.1111
Glenwood Oaks Winery	Wineries and Tasting Rooms	Scotts Valley	831.461.0668
Hallcrest Vineyards/ The Organic Wine Works	Wineries and Tasting Rooms	Felton	831.335.4441
Hunter Hill Vineyard & Winery	Wineries and Tasting Rooms	Soquel	831.465.9294
Pelican Ranch Winery	Wineries and Tasting Rooms	Santa Cruz	831.426.6911
Roudon-Smith Winery	Wineries and Tasting Rooms	Scotts Valley	831.438.1244
Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers' Assn.	Wineries and Tasting Rooms, Association, Culinary: Food and Wine	Aptos	831.685.VINE (8463)
Soquel Vineyards	Wineries and Tasting Rooms	Soquel	831.462.9045
Storrs Winery	Wineries and Tasting Rooms	Santa Cruz	831.458.5030

Entertainment

Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County	Performing Arts, Art and Cultural	Santa Cruz	831.475.9600
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium	Performing Arts, Conferences, Art and Cultural	Santa Cruz	831.420.5240
The 418	Performing Arts	Santa Cruz	831.466.9770

Dining

Clouds Downtown	American Asian	Santa Cruz	831.429.2000	$$-$$$	Fine Dining
Crow's Nest Restaurant	American Californian Dessert Seafood Vegetarian	Santa Cruz	831.476.4560	$-$$$	Casual Dining
E3 Playhouse	American Californian	Santa Cruz	831.466.9033	$-$$	Casual Dining
El Palomar Restaurant	Mexican	Santa Cruz	831.425.7575	$$-$$$	Casual Dining
Hindquarter Bar & Grille	American	Santa Cruz	831.426.7770	$$-$$$	Casual Dining
Ideal Bar & Grill	American Californian Coffeehouses Dessert Seafood Vegetarian	Santa Cruz	831.423.5271	$$-$$$	Casual Dining
Miramar Seafood Grotto	Seafood	Santa Cruz	831.423.4441	$$-$$$	Casual Dining
Ristorante Italiano	Italian	Santa Cruz	831.458.2321	$$-$$$	Fine Dining