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Great place to walk!

We walked along West Cliff from Lighthouse Pt. to Natural Bridges State Park. (a couple times) On... read more

Reviewed 27 August 2023
Fishmonger12
Lil over 3 miles

Starts at the wharf downtown, passes statute, light hours and some beautiful houses and ends at... read more

Reviewed 16 August 2023
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Reviewed 20 May 2014

Great view by car, bike, or walking. You can see a lot of surfers, birds and other sea life. Great spot to hang out and take photos! I would recommend this area for anyone who is new to the area.

Date of experience: March 2014
Thank Ashley W
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Reviewed 16 May 2014

Beautiful cliff top walk with amazing views of cliffs. We saw 4 or 5 sea otters, pelicans and lots of people out surfing. Well worth doing and best of all it's free!!!

Date of experience: May 2014
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Reviewed 6 May 2014

walk or drive to experience a beautiful photo op and best of all it's free! only a few minutes north of Santa Cruz

Date of experience: May 2014
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Reviewed 29 April 2014

My son and I walked part of the drive during a visit to Santa Cruz. It was fun to watch the surf and the surfers. We actually did not get to see much in the way of wildlife except for a heron that posed for us. But the views were very pretty. We walked part of the way and then returned to the boardwalk to play minigolf.

Date of experience: March 2014
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Reviewed 19 April 2014

West Cliff Drive is perfect for a sceinic drive by or a more leisurely walk, skate, bike or segway. You'll see lots of wildlife (harbor seals, sea lions, pelicans, seagulls and other birds, sea otters and less ocassionally dolphin or sharks along with lots of surfers, SUP and kayak enthusiasts. All are fun to watch - just keep back from the cliff edges and be safe.

At the north end of the dirve is Natural Bridges with a must see Monarch Butterfly stop if you are there in October, and there's year round access to some of the best tide pool viewing with easy beach access. At the southern end of the drive is the beach boardwalk and municipal pier with great sea lion viewing, restaurants, touristy shops etc.

Date of experience: April 2014
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