It’s easy to drive by Shark Fin Cove on your way to Santa Cruz and totally miss it. From the road, you can’t see this secluded beach or its famous rock that looks like a shark fin. But it’s ...

Sunny Cove, also known as Johans Beach, “is at the end of Johans Beach Drive between 16th and 17th avenues along East Cliff Drive,” wrote Sentinel columnist Gary Griggs in 2019.

Ocean waters just off of the Santa Cruz County coastline have historically attracted adult white sharks, but that all changed, said Jorgensen, in 2014 when a massive marine heat wave sent ...

Cal Fire responded to a cove south of Davenport Landing Road after a private helicopter called 911 to report seeing “HELP” spelled out in rocks on the beach.

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk “Free Movies on the Beach” series has been announced! Every Friday, except for Independence Day, the boardwalk will host a movie night right on the beach.