There are many fine trails and hiking areas for recreation in and around Santa Cruz County!
Hiking in Santa Cruz County
Parks and Open Spaces
Trails
- Bay Area Ridge Trail. The Bay Area Ridge Trail project is building a multi-use trail on the ridgeline surrounding San Francisco Bay. Santa Cruz County segments of the trail that have been completed: Sanborn County Park and Castle Rock State Park. See the Trail Tracker - Bay Area Ridge Trail - pdf.
- California Coastal Trail
- Mount Bielewski. Highest point in Santa Cruz County (elevation 3231 ft.).
- Skyline to the Sea Trail
Lists.
- Dog Park Directory - Santa Cruz County
- MountainTravelGuide - Santa Cruz County California Hiking Trails 26 trails linked.
- Southbay Ramblers Hiking Trail Guides. Maps & descriptions for 9 hiking spots in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Penisula and Open Space Preserves.
- SummitPost - Santa Cruz County. Trails to the peaks: Mount Bielawski, Eagle Rock, Goat Rock, Pine Mountain.
- Waterfalls of California - Santa Cruz County. Berry Creek Falls, Golden Cascade, Sempervirens Falls, Silver Falls.
Hiking in Monterey County
Southern neighbor of Santa Cruz County.
- Andrew Molera State Park
- Big Sandy Wildlife Area
- California Coastal Trail
- Fort Ord Soldiers National Monument
- Fremont Peak State Park
- Garrapata State Park
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
- Junipero Serra Peak. High point for Monterey County (elevation 5862 feet).
- Limekiln State Park
- Los Padres National Forest
- Marina State Beach
- Moss Landing State Beach
- Moss Landing Wildlife Area
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
- Point Sur State Historic Park
- Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge
- Sykes Hot Springs
Lists.
- Waterfalls of California - Monterey County. Canyon Falls, Limekiln Falls, McWay Falls, Pfeiffer Falls, Salmon Creek Falls.
Hiking Outside of Santa Cruz & Monterey Counties
- Trails for Hiking in San Francisco Bay Area. Trails, parks & hiking areas in the 9 counties around SF Bay.
- Hiking Trails in California. Statewide lists of trails, parks & hiking areas organized geographically by county.
- California Hiking Trails Directory National, State & County Parks, Hiking Trails Lists, Hiking Clubs, & Photos.
Maps
- Acme Mapper provides dynamic, worldwide, road, topographic and satellite maps online. It shows coordinates for any point on the map. Enter coordinates or a landmark name and jump to that location on the map.
- Santa Cruz County Map, Monterey County Map, Map of Counties in California.
Hiking & Backpacking Equipment
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