malibu barbie and her flock of zesty surfer kens have nothing against me and my beaches. i rule the…read moreocean world with my aesthetic beach pics and pink glitter goggles. i'm at the very top of the aquatic food chain. i am THE mermaid diva. just wanted to say that! anyway santa cruz isn't exactly malibu or socal or hawaii but it's quite nice. the beach has a cool hike with lots of wildlife like deer and birds and snakes! and there are tidal pools with mussels and crabs yum yum! the view is very pretty but it's quite windy. parking isn't bad, not too crowded, cool natural formations. the only thing i don't like is all the flies around the kelp on the shore...but that's nature for ya

Such an awesome beach that feels sort of hidden in plain sight…read more We came here while on the search for tide pools, while we did find tide pools they didn't have the marine life we were hoping for, we did explore some cool natural coves and hang with a seal lion pup. This is a state run beach, so to get that premier and close parking you'll need to pay. It was ten-dollars, but that covered you for the whole day and you could leave and come back if needed. The beach area itself is small, but offers amazing views of the "natural bridges" or rock formations that give its name. My son and I crawled through a small hole in the rock wall that opened up to private cove. The cover was awesome, but not a place where you can lounge due to the tides. The tide pools are located high up on the rocks that are only accessible during low tide. You'll mostly only find sea anemones and a few small crabs. There are some picnic tables here near the back of the beach under some shaded trees, so families can enjoy lunch without leaving. This picnic area butts up to a pond that, I assume, when it's high tide is a direct link to the ocean.

OMFG...I finally made it to the swing at the Davenport Beach?! :D…read more I did not read any reviews about this spot before coming here. I just bookmarked for a couple of years, and I finally visited it. My boyfriend and I along with his doggie were having a day out in Santa Cruz. I told him that we should visit this place so that we can swing on the beach. He was down for it, but once we found the way to get down to it--he said, "No way, I'm doing that." I *did* not let that stop me from going down there to experience the swing though. My boyfriend and his doggie stayed at the top of the cliff and watched me climbed down to the beach. Yes, it was pretty treacherous. Thank goodness there was a rope with knots to hold onto. Otherwise, I don't think I would be able to do it successfully without that lifesaver rope. Thank you so much to whoever secured that rope there! Also, I do want to point out I did this in a dress and flipflops?! Crazy right.. Then again.. I'm crazy, I do admit it. ;) There were a four gals and guys down there chilling. I asked them if there was another way to get in and out of here, but they confirm that that was the only way in and out. I got to swing on the swing and took some videos. The swing looked cool from the photos that I seen, but it doesn't swing well straight. It does swing sideways. Lol... It took me about 7 minutes to go down and about 4 minutes to climb back up. I know this because my boyfriend recorded me. Lol... I'm very grateful that I was determined to do this despite the company that I had didn't want to do it. Years ago I let someone that I was with who didn't want to do it influence me to also not do it when we visitied Alamere Falls so I won't let that happen anymore. If there is something I want to do, it's okay to do it alone when other people don't want to do it. That's on self-love, baby! There is two parking areas. We initially parked in the one right across the post office, but then we follow this group to the other one right next to it because it was closer. We walked across the railroad tracks and found the opening to the climb to the beach. I was sore for a few days afterwards in my legs from climbing the side of the cliff, but oh gosh... It was so worth it!

This is a beautiful, dog-friendly beach! The location is across from the Davenport Post Office,…read morewith a dirt parking area. The actual beach is pretty small, yet so picturesque! It features a rock pinnacle, an area of tidepools, and a cool cave! So, it is not a place for a long walk along the shore, but it is definitely worth seeing.

Aquos Pools built us the in-ground pool/spa combo of our dreams - we couldn't have made a better…read moredecision! Our family is super thrilled to enjoy a beautiful, long hot summer in this gorgeous oasis with us. The service is so friendly and communicative and everyone is super willing to help! The team helped us explore affordable options within our budget to accommodate all the very nice features included within our pool package. The total length of time from when construction began until we were given clearance to enter our sweet new pool and hot tub was ten weeks, which is expected for a combo such as this, I understand. Thank you, Aquos - you brought the resort experience straight to our backyard so we can make countless amazing memories for years to come, we can't thank you enough!!!

Aquos just finished our pool and we had a great experience with them…read more From the very beginning when the owner came out to check out our yard, we got an immediate sense of relief. Its a family business thats been around for a long time. And it turns out that many different family members were part of out pool building process. The workers were all super fast, professional, and highly skilled. They always cleaned up at the end of the day, and they took care of our property. I highly recommend these guys.

This is a very nice pool to bring your kids to! My grandsons love playing here in the summer! Very…read moreclean, they have free lifejackets to borrow, lots of lifeguards watching over the kids. Its a very inexpensive way to keep the kids cool, have some fun during summer! The only reason I cant give it 5 starts is because my daughter booked a private party here and they double booked, we ended up having to share the rental with another family and that turned out to be a BIG MESS.

Very clean, can be rented for private parties. So fun. Great location They also supply life guards…read morefor your safety