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Santa Cruz is a classic California beach town, with sand beaches, perfect for playing in the sand, boogie boarding and surfing. It's a great place to grab the kids and go for the weekend, or you can easily spend a long vacation in summer – building sand forts, riding roller coasters high above the waves, exploring the tidepools at Natural Bridges or hiking or riding a stream train through the redwoods. | |
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Central Santa Cruz - Beach Boardwalk | ||
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Into the Redwoods | ||
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Around Santa Cruz - North | ||
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Around Santa Cruz - South |
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Ride bikes – Santa Cruz is a fun place to bike around, there are plenty of wide bike lanes running through the central Santa Cruz area and along the beach. Here's the bike trail map. | ||
Bicycle trip on Soquel Ave. in Santa Cruz has bike rentals, including kids' bikes, helmets, bike lock. |
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Farmers Markets – There are two farmers markets, right in Santa Cruz. The markets have fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, pastries, crepes, cheese, locally made chocolates, everything you need for a picnic. |
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Downtown Market, at the corner of Lincoln and Cedar St., is every Wednesday afternoon starting at 1:30pm, year round. Also visit the Live Oak Market, corner of 15th Ave. and Eastcliff Dr, May to October, on Sunday 9am - 1pm. |
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Travel for Kids has so many fun things to do with kids in Santa Cruz, but you'll need a fun place to stay. Here's our own Travel for Kids hand-picked list of family hotels in and around Santa Cruz (including Aptos and Capitola), all styles and price ranges, in neighborhoods comfortable for families, and near to places you'll want to explore: |
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Santa Cruz family hotels | ||
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