- 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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49.1 Miles
65%
127 votes
2500 Stanley Blvd., Pleasanton, CA
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The Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area is a fun-filled water park with designated fishing and swimming spots with slides. In addition, there are a multitude of picnic tables and plenty of bird watching opportunities.
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The largest park in San Bruno, San Bruno City Park features three baseball diamonds, tennis courts, a recreation center and a senior center. The park also offers several play areas and a city pool.
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Open to the community, Veterans Memorial Recreation Center has a playground and multipurpose fields for recreational activities. The community pool is located next to the center and offers visitors an area to swim laps.
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San Bruno's Blue Cellars is a craft winery that makes a variety of wines from all Napa Valley fruit, including syrahs, ports, marsannes, Carignanes, and roses. The winery offers tastings one weekend a month.
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Carlos Bee Park's picnic tables and barbeque pits provide the suitable facilities for a group or family outing. The play area also contains a jungle gym for children to climb.
49.3 Miles
Molera Horseback Tours provide scenic tours through the major trails of the Andrew Molera State Park. Riders of all ages can travel through some of the modified giant redwoods and even over the river during their tour.
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5800 Parkside Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94566
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A large grassy park with ample green space, Pleasonton Sports & Recreation Park offers a variety of sports fields, including baseball, soccer, and football. The park also offers barbecue grills, picnic tables, restrooms, and a playground.
49.3 Miles
Orloff Park is an eight acre community park that has an exercise course, picnic tables, a softball field, volleyball, basketball, a toddler playground with ride-on toys, slides, and foam floor, and youth playground with sandbox and slides.
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Located in a scenic, natural area of San Francisco, Sun Valley Equestrian offers horse back riding lessons in various styles for students of all ages. The facility also hosts horse camps.