Wilder Ranch State Park

Wilder Ranch State Park

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Tripadvisor (275) · State park in Santa Cruz, United States
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Located just west of central Santa Cruz, Wilder Ranch State Park is a 1800s-era dairy ranch, home to a Victorian homestead and a water-powered …

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Nov 15, 2024
We went to the park to see the cliffs and had even greater fund seeing the variety of birds on the rocks and many seals on the beach even more. The first few views of the cliffs were nice, and we too… Full review by xcschlr
Sep 27, 2024
Beautiful bluff walk to see crashing waves across the cove onto the white cliffs. Nice wide path. We saw lots of bikers there. Full review by scotttimkim
Sep 9, 2024
In the park is the Old Cove Landing Trail. Roughly 2.5 mile loop. Probably 60% of this trail runs along the top of bluffs. One great view after another. Fairly easy trail with bonus seeing birds and… Full review by JBRetired
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This is an immersive information center for visitors at the Wilder Ranch State Park. This center organizes many environmental learnin…
cityseeker.com
This ride follows the coastline within Wilder Ranch State Park. The trail is above the cliff-band but you can hike your bike down to man…
mtbproject.com
Wilder Ranch State Park is a California State Park on the Pacific Ocean coast north of Santa Cruz, California. The park was formerly a dair…
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can you fish there?
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Ive seen people fishing here, no rangers stopping them
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Can you get here using public transportation?
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No, there's no public transportation to this park.
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Answer by Alan F · Mar 31, 2023
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How much does it cost to get in? Or do u just pay for parking??
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parking is 10 dollars and it is important to arrive before 10am, preferably by 9 on weekends as the park is very popular and the parking is limited to one lot. People do ride horses on the …
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parking is 10 dollars and it is important to arrive before 10am, preferably by 9 on weekends as the park is very popular and the parking is limited to one lot. People do ride horses on the trail but I am not sure of how to rent. You are not able to park overnight at the wilder ranch lot.
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My husband and I read somewhere that you can rent horses to ride along the beach. I would like any information you …
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My husband and I read somewhere that you can rent horses to ride along the beach. I would like any information you might have on horseback riding.
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There is no where in Santa Cruz that does this directly. Half Moon Bay has a place but it gets windy there. Here is an organization that brings horses to you. Check out …
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There is no where in Santa Cruz that does this directly. Half Moon Bay has a place but it gets windy there. Here is an organization that brings horses to you. Check out SeaHorse Equestrian for horses that are brought to you.
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Can we park overnight at this location?
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Sorry, no. This is a 'day park.
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California State Parks moved from a block or on-sale day reservation period to a rolling window. The public can reserve the highly sought-after campsites and lodging six months...
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