Wilder Ranch State Park
Wilder Ranch State Park is a California State Park on the Pacific Ocean coast north of Santa Cruz, California. The park was formerly a dairy ranch, and many of the ranch buildings have been restored for use as a museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: California State Park on the Pacific coast near Santa Cruz
- Also known as: “Wilder Ranch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include UC Santa Cruz and Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
UC Santa Cruz
University
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The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. UC Santa Cruz is situated 2 miles northeast of Wilder Ranch State Park.
Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Garden
Photo: Mike Fernwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Arboretum & Botanic Garden at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is located on the campus of the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the United States. The garden is set over some 115 acres and includes over 300 rare plant species. Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz is situated 2 miles east of Wilder Ranch State Park.
Rachel Carson College
College
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Rachel Carson College is a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Named in honor of conservationist Rachel Carson, it is on the west side of campus, north of Oakes College and southeast of Porter College. Rachel Carson College is situated 2 miles northeast of Wilder Ranch State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paradise Park and Santa Cruz.
Paradise Park
Village
Paradise Park is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. Paradise Park sits at an elevation of 92 feet. The 2020 United States census reported Paradise Park's population was 367, which is down from 389 people in the 2010 census. Paradise Park is situated 3½ miles northeast of Wilder Ranch State Park.
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.
Pasatiempo
Hamlet
Pasatiempo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, located along State Route 17 between Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz. Pasatiempo is situated 4 miles northeast of Wilder Ranch State Park.
Wilder Ranch State Park
- Category: California state park
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Wilder Ranch State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wilder Ranch State Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lower Quarry and Gordola.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sandy Flat Gulch and Old Dairy Gulch.
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