Website:https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=550 (Website)https://www.santacruz.org/listings/lighthouse-field-state-beach-its-beach/ (Santa Cruz County)
Description:Also known as Point Santa Cruz, this area is one of the last open headlands in any California urban area. Surfers, tourists, birds, tourists, birds - including the rare Black Swift and wintering Monarch butterflies are drawn to this area. Sea Lions populate the off shore rocks.
Site Condition:Lighthouse Field State Beach has the distinction of being home to California's first surfing museum. The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum is in the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse at Lighthouse Point on West Cliff Drive. Overlooking internationally renowned surfing hotspot Steamer Lane, this museum has photographs, surfboards, and other interesting items tracing over 100 years of surfing history in Santa Cruz.
General Notes:Updated photos 2/22/24 J.Jackson
Jurisdictions::CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, Santa Cruz, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS
Within 30-Mile Zone: N
State Property: Yes
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 36.9533116, y coordinate: -122.0405140
Contacts: Connors, Joe *State Park Peace Officer Supervising Ranger, California State Parks North Area - Pajaro Coast Sector831.212.7672 Phone 1[email protected]https://www.santacruz.org/parks/
State Parks and Beaches, Permits Department,California Film Commission7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA323.860.2960 Phone 1800.858.4749 Phone 2[email protected]http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/
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