California
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Santa Cruz County

San Lorenzo River

The San Lorenzo River is a 29.3-mile-long river in the U.S. state of . The name San Lorenzo derives from the Spanish language for "Saint Lawrence" due to its reported sighting on that saint's feast day by Spanish explorers.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Santa Cruz County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Rio de Santa Cruz”, “Rio San Augustine”, “Rio San Lorenzo”, “Rio Santa Cruz”, “San Augustine Creek”, and “Santa Cruz River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Giant Dipper and Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.

Roller coaster
Photo: Lar, CC BY 2.5.
The is a historic wooden roller coaster located at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, an amusement park in . The , which replaced the Thompson's Scenic Railway, took 47 days to build and opened on May 17, 1924, at a cost of $50,000.

Museum
The , also known affectionately by locals as "the Whale Museum", is one of the earliest museums in the state of .

Bridge
Photo: Ponderosapine210, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twin Lakes and Santa Cruz.

Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 4,944 at the 2020 census, up from 4,917 at the 2010 census.

Photo: Don DeBold, CC BY 2.0.
is a coastal city in , at the north end of in , about 40 miles south of and 75 miles south of .

Locality
is a census-designated place in between the cities of and and north of the former Union Pacific railroad. is situated 2½ miles northeast of San Lorenzo River.

San Lorenzo River

Latitude
36.96412° or 36° 57′ 51″ north
Longitude
-122.01246° or 122° 0′ 45″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
848VXX7Q+J2
Geo­Names ID
5392297
Wiki­data ID
Q7414701
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Satellite Map

Discover San Lorenzo River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“San Lorenzo River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “San Lorenzo”
  • Cebuano: “San Lorenzo River”
  • Dutch: “San Lorenzo River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn San Lorenzo”
  • Italian: “San Lorenzo (fiume della California)”
  • Italian: “San Lorenzo”
  • Venetian: “San Lorenzo”
  • Welsh: “Afon San Lorenzo”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Seabright and Allegro Heights.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Santa Cruz City Museum and Tyrre Park.

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