Natural Bridges State Beach
600 Ocean St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-423-4609
http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=541
State Park: Birding, Hike, Picnic, Walk, Water Sports
This beach, with its famous natural bridge, is an excellent vantage point for viewing shore birds, migrating whales, and seals and otters playing offshore. Further along the beach, tidepools offer a glimpse of life beneath the sea. Low tides reveal sea stars, crabs, sea anemones, and other colorful ocean life. The park also includes a large area of coastal scrub meadows, with bright native wildflowers in the spring. Moore Creek flows down to the ocean through these meadows, forming a wetlands in the sand.