Living just on the other side of the Santa Cruz Mountains from the beach means I regularly head there for a day in the sand. The best of all worlds is when I can play tourist for a night or two and ...

It’s this very experience that awaits you at the Dream Inn in Santa Cruz, CA This iconic hotel stands ... savoring the moonlight's reflection on the sea. The restaurant's namesake, Jack O ...

It’s hard to believe, but the Sand Crab Classic ... Monterey and Santa Cruz, but some anglers braved the wild north coast near Half Moon Bay, while others targeted sea perch from the rocky ...

Peculiar signs were stapled to the staircases leading down to legendary Santa Cruz surf spot Steamer Lane ... “Aggressive sea otter in this area,” they read. “Enter the water at your own ...

Anglers can surfcast anywhere they choose, but must be present prior to 1 p.m. for weigh-in at the Santa Cruz Portuguese ... Perch and Sea Perch categories. Ultimately, the Sand Crab Classic ...

Social media lighted up this past holiday weekend with the return of Santa Cruz’s most infamous sea mammal: the surfboard-stealing Otter 841. “841 is back in the 831 at Steamer Lane,” Mark ...

A portion of a pier in northern California's Santa Cruz collapsed into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, sending three city workers into the sea after high surf slammed the coast. The Wharf ...

Steamer Lane is a legendary point break nestled along the rocky shores of Santa Cruz, home to swaths of experienced surfers, as well as a 5-year-old female sea otter with a growing reputation for ...