- Our list of the best things to do in Watsonville, California, features the top 323 nearby activities — including 137 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Watsonville, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Food & Drink, Entertainment & Shows, and Museums & Galleries.
- The results below include the top 20 things to do within the city of Watsonville, CA , followed by 303 popular activities in nearby cities, including Monterey, Santa Cruz, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Salinas, Hollister, Pacific Grove, Aptos, Capitola, Seaside, Los Gatos, Marina, San Jose, Big Sur, Carmel and Marina del Rey
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At Satori Cellars, visitors can sample from a selection of wine, from Syrah to Chardonnay, in an outdoor tasting bar. The outdoor patio has colorful furniture and offers views of the surrounding vineyards.
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There are lots of shops, restaurants and the Sea Lions at the end of the pier. Rent a boat or go on boat rides from Santa Cruz Wharf
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The Loma Priete Winery offers tastings of its Pinotage, Viognier, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petite Sirah wines. The location, which also provides a wine club for fans of its products, hosts special events.
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All kinds of wildlife are found at Lighthouse Field State Beach including the black swift, monarch butterflies and sea lions. The beach is popular with dog owners and surfers and is even home to a surfing museum.
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Johnny 6 Stables specializes in the training and sales of American Saddlebred Horses, Fresians and Hackney ponies. They offer horseback riding lessons from beginner riders to advanced and also have horses for sale and horses for lease.
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Located right along the beach, Santa Cruz Beach Broadwalk is a famous sea-side amusement park. Among its list of rides, it also includes the classic 1924 Big Dipper roller coaster. Great deals on rides and refreshments are available. Parking spots are limited.
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West Cliff Drive at Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, CA
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The water is warm at the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum. Surfers and beach babies enjoy the many exhibits dedicated to board design, safety practices and the physics behind successful surfing.
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Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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In 1986, the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum opened inside the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse. It is one of the oldest museums in the world dedicated to surfing, and visitors can see how surfboards progressed from huge paddleboards to modern surfboards, along with surf club patches, surf movie posters, and wetsuits,
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Open daily, Morgan Hill Dog Park allows owners to unleash their pets into separate areas for large and small dogs. The grassy park has benches and shade trees for owners' comfort.
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Windy Hill Park is a family-friendly local neighborhood park with several outdoor recreational options. The site features a children's playground, walking paths, open play spaces, and benches, and dogs are allowed at the park as long as they are on leashes.