Oceanfront amusement park founded in 1907, it is California's oldest surviving amusement park and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast
Mon-Wed: 10am to 5pm
Thu-Fri: 10am to 8pm
Sat-Sun: 9am to 8pm
From San Francisco (73mi) Get on US-101 S. Follow US-101 S and CA-85 S to CA-17 S in Los Gatos. Take exit 11A from CA-85 S. Continue on CA-17 S. Drive to Beach St in Santa Cruz.
Overview
The boardwalk extends along the coast of the Monterey Bay, from just east of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf to the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. At the western edge of the park lies a large building originally known as The Plunge, now Neptune's Kingdom, a pirate-themed recreation center which contains a video arcade and an indoor miniature golf course. Next to this is the Casino Fun Center which includes a laser tag arena and next to that is the Cocoanut Grove banquet room and conference center.
The Main Beach Boardwalk
East of the Casino, the boardwalk portion of the park stretches along a wide, sandy beach visitors can access easily from the park. The eastern end of the boardwalk is dominated by the Giant Dipper, a wooden roller coaster that is one of the most visible landmarks in Santa Cruz. The Dipper and the Looff Carousel, which still contains its original 342-pipe organ built in 1894, are both on the US National Register of Historic Places. They were, together, declared to be a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and the park is California.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
