Santa Cruz
Surf, kitesurf, windsurf and mountain biking town · United States
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84 places to stay within 2 km, 3 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£85 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£100 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£130 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 84 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 36 places in 4 sports
Surf · this week
Manresa · 19 min by car · stays in Aptos
18 out of 100Pleasure Point · 12 min by car · stays in Live Oak
16 out of 100Seacliff Beach · 13 min by car · stays in Seacliff
16 out of 100The Hook · 12 min by car
14 out of 100Moss Landing · 34 min by car · stays in Moss Landing
13 out of 100Towers · 34 min by car · stays in Moss Landing
13 out of 100Ano Nuevo · 31 min by car · stays in Pescadero
9 out of 100Big Creek · 27 min by car · stays in Pescadero
9 out of 100
All 32 surf spots
Davenport · 18 min by car
9 out of 100Greyhound Rock · 27 min by car · stays in Pescadero
9 out of 100Ryms · 19 min by car
9 out of 100Scott's Creek · 22 min by car
9 out of 100Shaks · 16 min by car
9 out of 100Waddell Creek · 28 min by car · stays in Pescadero
9 out of 100Mitchell's Cove · 5 min by car
8 out of 100Santa Cruz - Sunny Cove · 9 min by car
8 out of 100Santa Maria's · 10 min by car · stays in Live Oak
8 out of 100Blacks · 10 min by car
7 out of 100Steamer Lane · 5 min by car
7 out of 1003 Mile · 10 min by car
6 out of 1004 Mile · 11 min by car
6 out of 100Harbor mouth · 10 min by car
6 out of 100Laguna Creek · 14 min by car
6 out of 100Murph Bar · 9 min by car
6 out of 100The Wedge · 5 min by car
6 out of 100Natural Bridges · 9 min by car
5 out of 10026th Ave. · 11 min by car · stays in Live Oak · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreCapitola jetty · 11 min by car · stays in Capitola · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreCowells cove · 3 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSanta Cruz - 41st privates · 12 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSanta Cruz - RockView St · 11 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreThe Rivermouth · 4 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Kitesurf · this week
Santa Cruz · 1.8 km · stays here
10 out of 100
Windsurf · this week
Santa Cruz · 1.8 km · stays here
15 out of 100
Mountain biking · this week
Huyya Anós (Tree West) · 17.4 km · stays here
91 out of 100Depot Bike Park · 1.2 km · stays here
90 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Santa Cruz.
Places to eat
6 near Santa Cruz
Places to eat near Santa Cruz
- Aloha Fridays at PonoHawaiian · 0.2 km from the centre
- Center Street GrillAmerican · 0.2 km from the centre
- Chubbs Chicken SandwichesChicken · 0.2 km from the centre
- Falafel House DowntownFalafel · 0.2 km from the centre
- Fusion Fare RestaurantChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
- Gabriella CafeItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
Map
the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 30 km from Santa Cruz.
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About Santa Cruz
where it is, what is near
Santa Cruz is a town in California, United States.
From Santa Cruz you can reach 32 surf spots, 1 kitesurf spot, 1 windsurf spot and 2 mountain bike areas.
The nearest is Depot Bike Park, a mountain bike area 1.2 km from the centre.
Overture lists 84 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), 44 km away.
In California · West · United States
- 84 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), 44 km, Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), 46 km, San Carlos Airport (SQL), 63 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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