Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 423-5590
- Cross Street:
- Cliff Street
- Hours:
- Vary
Editorial Review for Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
This old-school boardwalk harkens back to an earlier era of lazy leisure and family-friendly amusement. The park features a carousel, dozens of rides, test-your-skill challenges, laser tag, an indoor video-game and pinball arcade, and the requisite cotton candy, hot dog and lemonade stands, along with plenty of goofy time-wasters like Skee Ball, Whack-a-Mole and indoor mini-golf. Any sunny day is perfect for the beach down below, though the water's usually quite chilly.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoIf defying gravity isn't your thing, chill out in the sunshine, try your luck at winning a giant stuffed animal and enjoy the wafting breezes redolent of salt air, spilled Cokes and fried food.
The ExtrasLive concerts are often held on summer weekends.
User Reviews for Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
11/04/2006 Posted by wonderfuldude
I have many fond memories of going to the Boardwalk during my adolesence. It seems to have lost some of it's luster (maybe I'm getting old) but still remains a beautiful fun place to spend the day.
07/15/2006 Posted by kittylin
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has been a family favorite for many years. The park is right on the beach. You can have the best of both worlds with its location. They even have sand rinse off showers ( wonderfull when you have kids and don't want to take home half the beach with you). We have purchased season tickets for many years. It has an old fasion amusment park feel that is unmatched by any other park I have been to. They have many fun rides but none of your spectacular thrill rides. (Go to Great America for that). There is no addmision fee to the park and you can buy tickets just to ride 1 or 2 rides if thats all you want.
Pros: Right on the beach, No addmission fee, pay for only what you want
Cons: Tends to be really crowded on summer weekends
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