County Services

City Sites

• Santa Cruz County
• Aptos
• Boulder Creek
• City of Capitola
• Capitola by the sea
• Santa Cruz
• Scotts Valley
• Watsonville

Santa Cruz Community

• Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce

Education

• Santa Cruz County Office of Education
• Santa Cruz Kids
• GreatSchools.net – school information for public, private and charter schools nationwide.
• US Santa Cruz – University of California.
• Cabrillo College – Serving Santa Cruz County.

Law Enforcement

• Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office with information on administration, detention, investigations, recruitment, and more.
• Santa Cruz Police Department
• Scotts Valley Police Department offers a cartoon gallery, officer profiles, public safety information, community and youth projects, and a virtual tour.

Hospitals

• Dominican Hospital

Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz specialty hospital for medical, surgical, and perinatal patients.

Parks and Activities

• California State Parks visitor basics, with list details of parks and state beaches.
• Santa Cruz County Parks
• Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation
• Big Basin Redwoods State Park official site for California’s oldest park; located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
• Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve description, habitats, key species, and more.
• Santa Cruz Baroque Festival
• Pasetiempo Golfing
• Delaveaga Golfing
• Santa Cruz Surfing

Transportation

• Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)
• Santa Cruz Metro bus route information.

Newspapers

• Good Times news and entertainment weekly.
• Metro Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz Sentinel Santa Cruz county’s daily news source.

Library

• Santa Cruz Public Libraries community organization database; local history articles and photographs; hotlists for reference, kids, and teens; library information.
• McHenry Library at UCSC

Entertainment

• Dining
• Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Santa Cruz Wharf
• Santa Cruz Mystery Spot
• Seymour Marine Discovery Center
• Santa Cruz Museums
• Capitola Historical Museum offers a collection of photographs and artifacts related to Capitola’s history; as well as quarterly exhibits on the history and art of the area.
• Mural Art in Santa Cruz – includes pictures of murals, organized by neighborhood.
• Museum of Art and History information on exhibitions and events at the Museum. Archives of past shows and community programs are also available.
• Bayshore Lyric Opera opera by the sea in Capitola, CA.
• Monterey Bay Repertory Theatre dedicated to providing challenging scripts. Includes information on summer youth workshop.
• Santa Cruz County Actors’ Theatre produces staged readings and annual ten minute and full-length play contests.
• Shakespeare Santa Cruz ticket and program information for the current season’s productions.