Santa Cruz
Surf, kitesurf, windsurf and mountain biking town · United States
Surf, kitesurf, windsurf and mountain biking, 6 nights from tomorrow, from your nearest start point: scored, planned and costed. Try another search
Beds: 84 places
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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: 30 places in 4 sports
Surf · this week
26th Ave. · about 10 min by car · stays in Live Oak · Not for beginners
–, no score3 Mile · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no score4 Mile · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBlacks · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCapitola jetty · about 15 min by car · stays in Capitola · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCowells cove · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreDavenport · about 30 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHarbor mouth · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
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All 26 surf spots
Laguna Creek · about 20 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreManresa · about 30 min by car · stays in Aptos · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMitchell's Cove · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMurph Bar · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreNatural Bridges · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePleasure Point · about 10 min by car · stays in Live Oak · Not for beginners
–, no scoreRyms · about 30 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSanta Cruz - 41st privates · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSanta Cruz - RockView St · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSanta Cruz - Sunny Cove · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSanta Maria's · about 10 min by car · stays in Live Oak · Not for beginners
–, no scoreScott's Creek · about 35 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSeacliff Beach · about 20 min by car · stays in Seacliff · Not for beginners
–, no scoreShaks · about 25 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSteamer Lane · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreThe Hook · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreThe Rivermouth · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreThe Wedge · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
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Kitesurf · this week
Santa Cruz · 1.8 km · stays here
10 out of 100
Windsurf · this week
Santa Cruz · 1.8 km · stays here
16 out of 100
Mountain biking · this week
Huyya Anós (Tree West) · 17.4 km · stays here
86 out of 100Depot Bike Park · 1.2 km · stays here
85 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 beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 km from Santa Cruz.
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Photos of 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 26 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.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).