Resources

LOCAL RESOURCES

The City of Santa Cruz’s “Visit Santa Cruz App”

Free download on iTunes

Free download on Google play

Santa Cruz Videos

City of Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf EcoTour

Spectacular quad copter videos of Santa Cruz by Archer Koch

Virtual Tour of Marine Reserves From Point Conception to Point Ano Nuevo

Virtual Central Coast Marine Reserves Tour

Museums and Visitor Centers

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center

Natural Bridges State Beach Visitor Center

Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

Santa Cruz Surfing Museum

Seymour Marine Discovery Center

Wilder Ranch State Park

Nature in Santa Cruz

Hilltromper: The nature-worshiping, fun-loving adventurer’s guide

Seasons in the Sea: A Month-by-Month Guide to Central California Marine Life

Local History

Davenport Historian Alverda Orlando’s Jail Blog

Local Historian Frank Perry’s Website

North Coast Faces: Pictorial and Oral History of Davenport and the North Coast of Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz Historian Sandy Lydon’s Web Pages

Books

Lighthouse Point: Illuminating Santa Cruz, by Frank Perry. Otter B. Books, 2002.

Lime Kiln Legacies: The History of the Lime Industry in Santa Cruz County, California, by Frank A. Perry, Robert W. Piwarzyk, Michael D. Luther, et al. The Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA, 2007. Living With the Changing California Coast. Gary B. Griggs, Kiki Patsch, Lauret E. Savoy. University of California Press; 2005.

Santa Cruz Coast (Then and Now), by Gary Griggs and Deepika Shrestha Ross. Arcadia Publishing, 2006.

Fun Santa Cruz Tours

Segway Tours of Santa Cruz
Venture Quest Santa Cruz: Sea Kayak Tours

Great Places to Stay

The Darling House
Mission Inn