Santa Cruz. The Harbor

The boat harbor was built in Santa Cruz between 1962 and 1963. It attracted tourists, who loved boating, to Twin Lakes. The camera is in the Harbor Master building, surrounded by a huge parking lot. On the right, we can see one of the piers for yachts. In total, there are about two dozen of them, where up to 1000 vessels stay simultaneously.

Just 120 meters from the Harbor Master is a huge sandy beach, where not only fans of sunbathing, but also surfers can be met.

When you go boating, you can watch whales, go fishing, swim in open water or just have a sightseeing boat trip.

The harbor is part of the country’s largest national marine reserve, Monterey Bay, where you can see up to 26 species of marine mammals, 94 species of birds, 345 species of fish, 4 species of turtles, as well as more than 450 species of marine algae and plants.