Welcome Back Monarchs Day
Natural Bridges State Beach 2531 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us in welcoming the monarchs back to the park, where they will spend the winter. Enjoy arts and crafts, active games for kids, live music by the […]
Loma Prieta Earthquake: 30 Years of Recovery Hike
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park 600 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos, CA, United StatesWhere were you on October 17, 1989? Observe the 30th anniversary of the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake by hiking to its epicenter near the ghost town Loma […]
Book Launch: The Mission Santa Cruz Mystery
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park 144 School St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesPlease join Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks and their new That’s My Park Press for a book launch party, as they proudly present The Mission Santa Cruz Mystery: […]
Ecology and Stewardship Day
Castle Rock State Park 15000 Skyline Blvd., Los Gatos, CA, United StatesCastle Rock State Park is home to many plants and animals, some of which are threatened or endangered. And did you know that the sandstone is sensitive too? […]
Open House at the Castro Adobe: Earthquakes and our Adobe
Castro Adobe State Historic Park 184 Old Adobe Road, Watsonville, CA, United StatesThe whitewash had barely dried when the Fort Tejon Earthquake shook our adobe in 1857. Just half a century later it was rocked by the same earthquake that […]
Building Methods at the Mission
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park 144 School St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCome and see how the oldest building in town was made. We will look at the materials used by the Ohlone to build their homes and then at […]
Drop-in Family Craft: Mariachi
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park 144 School St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesDecorate your guitarron, vihuela, and trumpet! Create your own glittering skeleton mariachi band in honor of Dios De Los Muertos. Free event. For more information, call (831) 425-5849.re […]
DÃa de Muertos
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park 144 School St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCelebrate the dead with an all-ages festival throughout Downtown Santa Cruz. Enjoy music and dance performances on the patio as the procession passes through the park on the […]
Drawing for the Love of Nature
Rancho del Oso Unit 3600 Highway 1, Davenport, CA, United StatesJoin Judy Sears, California Naturalist, for a 1.5 hour nature drawing session after our 8am bird walk. If the weather is pleasant, the group will stay outside to […]
Gardens of Time
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park 144 School St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesStroll through history as you visit the various gardens within our courtyard and patio. We can learn a good deal about people who lived here in the past […]