- Our list of the best things to do in Santa Cruz, California, features the top 261 nearby activities — including 100 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Santa Cruz, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Food & Drink, Entertainment & Shows, and Amusement.
- The results below include the top 40 things to do within the city of Santa Cruz, CA , followed by 221 popular activities in nearby cities, including Cupertino, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Watsonville, Capitola, Morgan Hill, Aptos, Gilroy, Campbell, Pacific Grove, San Jose, Marina, Los Altos, Big Sur, Half Moon Bay and Marina del Rey
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The Mission Peak Regional Preserve is a suitable location for interpretive hiking, radio control flying, hand gliding, and paragliding activities. Visitors of this preserve can also go backpack camping with a reservation.
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82%
78 votes
10 Old Stage Coach Road, Redwood City, CA 94061
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Known for its wildflowers in spring, Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve is 467 acres of woodlands and grasslands suitable for hiking and even horseback riding. Common wildlife in the area includes deer, birds and reptiles.
37.1 Miles
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68 votes
2650 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA 94063
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Redwood City Underground Pub has special attractions on different nights like comedy, trivia and live music, along with board games, a jukebox, pool, and beer pong. They have two different floors with bars on both.
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Broadway By The Bay is a musical theater company that puts on many full-scale productions throughout the year using local talent. Alcohol can be bought at the concession stand and brought into the show.
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Located in front of a historic 1910 courthouse with Greek Revival architecture, Courthouse Square is a town square that hosts community events. Visitors can attend local concerts, festivals, and art shows in the square.
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2120 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA 94063
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Each season, The Dragon Theatre offers a variety of plays on the main stage, as well as a second stage for additional performances. The theater also organizes improvisation classes that visitors can enroll in.
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10 votes
2805 Purisima Creek Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
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Leading hikers through a nature preserve, Purisima Creek Trail offers visitors scenic views of a redwood forest and creek. Along the trail visitors can view wildlife like lizards, and native plant life like wildflowers and berries.
37.2 Miles
La Petite Playhouse offers an assortment of indoor obstacles and climbing structures for children to play in. The playhouse is ocean themed, featuring slides, fields, and tubes to climb in.
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2 votes
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Clearview Park
Clearview Street & El Camino de Vida, Hollister, CA 95023
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A small, corner park, Clearview Park features grass fields suitable for open-field recreational activities and picnics. The park has playgrounds for both older and younger children, park benches, tables and shade trees.
37.5 Miles
Specializing in tennis instruction, NorCal Tennis Academy helps train visitors in developing proper technique and fitness for excelling at tennis. In addition to group lessons, the academy offers private coaching, footwork classes, and more.