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HOME About RDMIA Advertising Development Graffiti Landscaping About Rio del Mar Airports Beaches/Parks Maps Museums/Libraries Schools RDMIA Mission Government Emergency Events Membership Work Plan 2010 Volunteer Newsletters Contact	Rio del Mar Beaches and Parks Rio del Mar Beach Rio Del Mar Blvd. RDM, CA 95003 (831) 429-2850 A long strip of white sand. Walk your dog on a leash. Also enjoy fine restaurants and shopping nearby. No day fee. Open sunrise to sunset. Hidden Beach Located at the end of Cliff Drive in Rio del Mar. Open sunrise to sunset with 8 parking places. Seacliff State Beach 201 State Park Drive Aptos, CA 95003 (831) 685-6444 An expansive white sand beach offers picnic facilities for day use, and RV camping. Call for RV reservations. Parking fee charged. Open sunrise to sunset. Seacliff State Beach Visitor Center State Park Drive Aptos, CA 95003 (831) 685-6444 Exhibits about "The Palo Alto Cement Ship", natural history, marine and plant life. Call for hours. Aptos Village Park  100 Aptos Creek Road Aptos, CA 95003 (831) 454-7956  Creek-side park, picnic tables, and a grassy play area. The park building has a full kitchen and fireplace. Open 9 a.m. to sunset or by reservation. Forest of Nisene Marks 10,000 acres of redwood forest with trails for walking and mountain biking, picnic areas, creeks. Trail links Nearby Beaches and Parks Elkhorn Slough Reserve  1700 Elkhorn Rd., Watsonville, CA (831) 728-2822   Five miles of hiking trails through grassland adjoining fresh and saltwater marshes. Habitat for more than 340 species of birds. Naturalist led tours, full moon paddles, bird watching, and outdoor adventure in one of the nation's most important estuary preserves. Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park  101 N.Big Trees Park Road, Felton, CA  (831) 335-4598   Hiking, biking, horseback riding, camping, picnics, gift shop. Self guided tour through the Giant Redwoods.    Big Basin State Park  21600 Big Basin Way Boulder Creek, CA 95006 (831) 338-8860   First State Park in California. Hiking, camping, picnics, tent cabins. Over 50 miles of trails through redwood forests and waterfalls.    Wilder Ranch State Park  1401 Coast Rd. Santa Cruz, CA (831) 426-0505   Hiking, bike and horseback riding trails. Old farm buildings dating back to the 1880's contain historic exhibits. Live farm animals.    Natural Bridges State Beach Another beautiful northern California beach and Natural Bridges is the home to some 150,000 monarch butterflies (Oct-March).
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Rio del Mar Beaches and Parks

Rio del Mar Beach
Rio Del Mar Blvd. RDM, CA 95003 (831) 429-2850 A long strip of white sand. Walk your dog on a leash. Also enjoy fine restaurants and shopping nearby. No day fee. Open sunrise to sunset.
Hidden Beach
Located at the end of Cliff Drive in Rio del Mar. Open sunrise to sunset with 8 parking places.
Seacliff State Beach
201 State Park Drive Aptos, CA 95003 (831) 685-6444 An expansive white sand beach offers picnic facilities for day use, and RV camping. Call for RV reservations. Parking fee charged. Open sunrise to sunset.
Seacliff State Beach Visitor Center State Park Drive Aptos, CA 95003 (831) 685-6444 Exhibits about "The Palo Alto Cement Ship", natural history, marine and plant life. Call for hours.

Aptos Village Park 
100 Aptos Creek Road Aptos, CA 95003 (831) 454-7956  Creek-side park, picnic tables, and a grassy play area. The park building has a full kitchen and fireplace. Open 9 a.m. to sunset or by reservation.

Forest of Nisene Marks
10,000 acres of redwood forest with trails for walking and mountain biking, picnic areas, creeks.
Trail links

Nearby Beaches and Parks

Elkhorn Slough Reserve 
1700 Elkhorn Rd., Watsonville, CA (831) 728-2822   Five miles of hiking trails through grassland adjoining fresh and saltwater marshes. Habitat for more than 340 species of birds. Naturalist led tours, full moon paddles, bird watching, and outdoor adventure in one of the nation's most important estuary preserves.

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park 
101 N.Big Trees Park Road, Felton, CA  (831) 335-4598   Hiking, biking, horseback riding, camping, picnics, gift shop. Self guided tour through the Giant Redwoods.   

Big Basin State Park 
21600 Big Basin Way Boulder Creek, CA 95006 (831) 338-8860   First State Park in California. Hiking, camping, picnics, tent cabins. Over 50 miles of trails through redwood forests and waterfalls.   

Wilder Ranch State Park 
1401 Coast Rd. Santa Cruz, CA (831) 426-0505   Hiking, bike and horseback riding trails. Old farm buildings dating back to the 1880's contain historic exhibits. Live farm animals.   

Natural Bridges State Beach
Another beautiful northern California beach and Natural Bridges is the home to some 150,000 monarch butterflies (Oct-March).