Twin Lakes State Beach
Twin Lakes State Beach is a beach located on Monterey Bay directly south of the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor Santa Cruz, in coastal Santa Cruz County, northern California.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: state beach in Santa Cruz, California, USA
- Also known as: “Twin Lakes SB”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and Giant Dipper.
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Museum
The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, also known affectionately by locals as "the Whale Museum", is one of the earliest museums in the state of California.
Giant Dipper
Roller coaster
The Giant Dipper is a historic wooden roller coaster located at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, an amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. The Giant Dipper, which replaced the Thompson's Scenic Railway, took 47 days to build and opened on May 17, 1924, at a cost of $50,000.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twin Lakes and Santa Cruz.
Twin Lakes
Village
Twin Lakes is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 4,944 at the 2020 census, up from 4,917 at the 2010 census.
Santa Cruz
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Santa Cruz is a coastal city in Santa Cruz County, at the north end of Monterey Bay in California, about 40 miles south of San Jose and 75 miles south of San Francisco.
Pleasure Point
Hamlet
Pleasure Point is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. Pleasure Point sits at an elevation of 33 feet. The 2020 United States census reported Pleasure Point's population was 5,821. Pleasure Point is situated 2 miles east of Twin Lakes State Beach.
Twin Lakes State Beach
- Category: California state beach
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Twin Lakes State Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Chinese—“Twin Lakes State Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Twin Lakes State Beach”
- Chinese: “孿生湖州立海灘”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Seabright and Shangri La Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Twin Lakes Beach and Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse.
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