State Park · California, United States
Seacliff State Beach
Seacliff State Beach is a state park in California, United States.

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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Cruz, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 36.9722° N, 121.9140° 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 Seacliff State Beach
Seacliff State Beach is a state beach park on Monterey Bay, in the town of Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California. It is located off Highway 1 on State Park Drive, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Santa Cruz. The beach is most known for the concrete ship SS Palo Alto lying in the water. North of Seacliff State Beach is New Brighton State Beach.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
Getting there
| Nearest town | Santa Cruz, California |
|---|---|
| Getting there | about 5 miles south of Santa Cruz |
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 · 27.0 miles away
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) · San Francisco, United States · 51.4 miles away
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) · Oakland, United States · 54.4 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in California
Frequently asked questions
Where is Seacliff State Beach?
Seacliff State Beach is in California, United States (36.9722° N, 121.9140° W).
How do I get to Seacliff State Beach?
The nearest town is Santa Cruz, California. about 5 miles south of Santa Cruz.
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/Seacliff_State_Beach — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).













