State Park · California, United States
New Brighton State Beach
New Brighton State Beach is a state park in California, United States.
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
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| Location | Santa Cruz, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 36.9783° N, 121.9380° W |
| Managed by | California state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About New Brighton State Beach
New Brighton State Beach is a 95 acres (38 ha) beach park on Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County, California, consisting of a beach and campgrounds. The park is located east of Santa Cruz in Capitola, on Park Avenue off Highway 1. The park is adjacent to Seacliff State Beach, which is known for its fishing pier and sunk concrete freighter, The Palo Alto. The beach overlooks Soquel Cove and Monterey Bay.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
What to do
Where to stay
| Campgrounds | Yes |
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Airports near this park
The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.
- Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) · San Jose, United States · 26.5 miles away
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) · San Francisco, United States · 50.4 miles away
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) · Oakland, United States · 53.6 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in California
Frequently asked questions
Where is New Brighton State Beach?
New Brighton State Beach is in California, United States (36.9783° N, 121.9380° W).
Does New Brighton State Beach have campgrounds?
Yes — New Brighton State Beach has campgrounds.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_state_parks — Wikipedia list of California state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brighton_State_Beach — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).