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Santa Cruz |
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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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More details on our blog: "Last Weekend in Santa Cruz" | ||
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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, out to Capitola. |
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Bicycle trip (Soquel Ave. in Santa Cruz and Clares St. in Capitola) 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, near to places you'll want to explore: |
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Santa Cruz family hotels | ||
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Family friendly vacation rentals in Santa Cruz, all styles and price ranges, close to the beach. |
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Santa Cruz family beach vacation rentals | ||
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