Sports & Outdoors
Manresa State Beach
Under $25A bluff-backed Monterey Bay beach in Santa Cruz County with tent camping, fishing, and ocean views.
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Sports & Outdoors
Sunset State Beach
A California state beach on Monterey Bay with pine-shaded camping, dunes, and oceanside picnic areas.
Santa Cruz County, CA
About Sunset State Beach
Sunset State Beach sits on Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County, with farmland on one side. Visitors can camp under pine trees, picnic near the sand, hike, fish, and enjoy wide bay views. Dogs are limited to the campground on leash, and drones are banned.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Sunset State Beach, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
3.5 mi awayMore like this
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Monterey Bay Eco Tours
$25–$50Naturalist-led cruises on Elkhorn Slough from Moss Landing aboard a fully electric catamaran, with sea otters, seals and birds.
Transit: reachable by public transit
6.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
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Sea Goddess Whale Watching
$50+Whale watching cruises departing Moss Landing into Monterey Bay's nutrient-rich submarine canyon.
Transit: reachable by public transit
6.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
- ToursOutdoor Adventure
Sanctuary Cruises
$50+Whale-watching boat tours departing Moss Landing into Monterey Bay's deep-water canyon.
Transit: reachable by public transit
6.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
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New Brighton State Beach
Under $25A Monterey Bay beach park in Capitola with forested bluffs, a campground, hiking trails, and fishing and beachcombing along the shore.
8.6 mi awayMore like this
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Twin Lakes State Beach
Check pricesA Monterey Bay beach beside the small-craft harbor in downtown Santa Cruz, known for swimming and picnicking.
11 mi awayMore like this
