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Santa Cruz Main Beach
Along Beach St. west from San Lorenzo River
Santa Cruz, CA
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What's Near Santa Cruz Main Beach

Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
Coastview Inn £118 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Terrace Court Motel £102 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Super 8 Santa Cruz Boardwalk East £124 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Edgewater Beach Motel N/A 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
West Cliff Inn £139 0.4 mi 0.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
restaurant Distance Rating
Hodgie's of The Boardwalk 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Zachary's Restaurant 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Oswald's 0.7 mi 1.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
Thing to Do Distance Rating
Santa Cruz Wharf 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Stagnaro Fishing Charters & Whale Watching Cruises 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk” Fodors.com
“Santa Cruz: A Beach Town That Doesn't Shut Down” New York Times (free registration required)
“New thrills, new frills” Sacramento Bee
“Santa Cruz: a lot of CA in one place” CaliforniaWeekend.com
“Get outside in Santa Cruz” Boston.com / Boston Globe
“Top Surf Spots” Paddler Magazine
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 28 attractions in Santa Cruz
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Traveller Description: This popular beach, with killer waves, is known as one of the top surfing spots in the world.
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Attraction type: Beach, Wharf/pier/boardwalk, Amusement/theme park
Activities: Swimming
Address: Along Beach St. west from San Lorenzo River Santa Cruz, CA

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“we took a trip to santa cruz last year and loved it”
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4 of 5 stars
justshyla
jerome, idaho
21 Aug 2006
3/4 found this review helpful

I thought that our trip to Santa Cruz was awesome. It wasnt that crowded when we were there, we got parking just fine, we didnt visit The Boardwalk but we spent plenty of time on the beach and eating out at restaurants. The dining out food was the best, I'm sure there are cleaner beaches than the santa cruz beach... more

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Along Beach St. west from San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz, CA