This self guided mobile tour features five different beaches along the Santa Cruz, California coast. Each beach is part of California’s statewide program to establi...
No visit to Santa Cruz is complete without a walk along West Cliff Drive. It’s home to several of Santa Cruz’s iconic landmarks, houses the heart of Santa Cru...
Read the stories that make for a richer drive over Highway 17. A drive along Highway 17 will take the traveler from ocean influences in Santa Cruz, through rugged yet stu...
This self-guided tour of several trees in Santa Cruz’s urban forest was created in 2016 by UCSC Environmental Studies student Laurel Wee. Trees make urban spaces more inv...
Capitola is a picturesque town on the sea. Know it a little more deeply by understanding its art and history. On this tour you’ll learn why the wharf was left out of the...
Understand the natural and human history that shapes Santa Cruz’s north coast. With each mile on this coastal driving tour, the road hugs along steep cliffs, passes...
Read the stories that will help you get to know the San Lorenzo River. The San Lorenzo River will take you from the Pedestrian Bridge near Highway 1, along willow lined w...
Get to know Mission Hill as it is today and as it was over 100 years ago. Get your exercise for the day with this sixteen stop walking tour uncovering hidden treasured st...
South Skyline Boulevard: A winding road with a rich past! A drive along south Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35) will take the explorer through redwood forests, beside rollin...
Learn the stories behind Santa Cruz’s historic art. This walking tour presents twelve stops that bring to light some of Santa Cruz’s most interesting historic...
