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Coast Dairies State Park, Davenport, CA

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Sports & Outdoors

Coast Dairies State Park

A state-held coastal property near Davenport with several beach access points along Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County.

Davenport, CA

About Coast Dairies State Park

Coast Dairies is a state-owned coastal area in Santa Cruz County, north of Santa Cruz, with multiple beach access points spread along roughly six miles of Highway 1 near Davenport. The land was bought in 2006 with help from a nonprofit and given to the state so the public keeps shoreline access. Its beaches include Laguna Creek, Panther, Bonny Doon, Shark Fin Cove, Davenport Landing, and Scott Creek. The state lands are managed as part of Wilder Ranch State Park, and the federal Bureau of Land Management manages a larger inland tract added to the California Coastal National Monument.

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What's around here?

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  • Museums

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