Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz has served as a coastal settlement on Monterey Bay in central California since the late 18th century. The city extends from the mouth of the San Lorenzo River to Pacific beaches, with the Santa Cruz Mountains rising behind its neighborhoods. Mission Santa Cruz, founded in 1791 as one of California’s Spanish missions, recalls the area’s colonial era; its reconstructed church and mission grounds remain important historic sites. Along the shore, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, operating since 1907, is a long-standing local institution. The University of California, Santa Cruz occupies a redwood campus above town. Move on to other webcams in California to compare coastal settings around Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay.

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