New Brighton State Beach
New Brighton State Beach is a 95 acres 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 of Highway 1.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: state beach in Santa Cruz County, California, United States
- Also known as: “China Beach”, “New Brighton Beach”, “New Brighton Beach State Beach”, “New Brighton SB”, and “New Brighton State Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capitola Mall and Anna Jean Cummings Park.
Capitola Mall
Shopping center
Capitola Mall is a shopping mall located in Capitola, California. It was managed and owned by Macerich before being sold to Merlone Geier Partners in April 2016. Capitola Mall is situated 2 miles west of New Brighton State Beach.
Anna Jean Cummings Park
Park
Anna Jean Cummings Park is a 95 acres park located in unincorporated Santa Cruz County, at 461 Old San Jose Road, Soquel, California, that opened in the summer of 2001 on the former O'Neill Ranch. Anna Jean Cummings Park is situated 2 miles northwest of New Brighton State Beach.
Soquel High School
School
Soquel High School is a high school in Soquel, California, located on Old San Jose Road. It has 1,200 students and was established in 1962. The school is operated by the Santa Cruz City Schools District. The school mascot is the Knights. Soquel High School is situated 1½ miles northwest of New Brighton State Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitola and Soquel.
Capitola
Photo: Vince Migliore, CC BY 3.0.
Capitola is a small, charming town on the coast of Monterey Bay in California. It is approximately 6 miles east of downtown Santa Cruz.
Soquel
Village
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Soquel is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, located on the northern coast of Monterey Bay. The population was 9,980 at the 2020 census.
Seacliff
Village
Seacliff is an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, United States that includes Seacliff State Beach. It is identified as one of several small communities with a combined population of 24,402 forming the unincorporated town of Aptos…
New Brighton State Beach
- Category: California state beach
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“New Brighton State Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “New Brighton State Beach”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pleasure Point and Shangri La Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tannery Gulch and Potbelly Beach.
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