The North Coast Rail Trail, also known as Segment 5 of the 32-mile Coastal Rail Trail, is divided into three phases stretching from Wilder Ranch to Davenport.

An evacuation advisory has been ordered for the north end of Paradise Park for a 1.5 acre wildfire. The fire is burning between Highway 9 and the San Lorenzo River north of Paradise Park.

Scotts Valley is an often overlooked resort town nestled among the redwoods between Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park and the Soquel Demonstration State Forest, and just 6 miles north of Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ >> Roland “Beaver” Edwards, operator of the 175-acre Coastside Ranch off Highway 1, heads one of the few remaining privately operated North Coast ranches. The property, known for ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — A man jumped off a cliff into the ocean at Wilder Ranch State Park north of Santa Cruz and vanished on Tuesday, emergency officials said. The incident happened around ...

Fabiola Rowland, a frequent visitor to North Santa Cruz Park, watched the cleanup process firsthand. “We actually saw them cleaning it the other day with a vacuum cleaner,” she said.

Highway 9 will be closed Monday-Friday, starting Aug. 16 for road work. The road closure will affect both north and southbound traffic north of Santa Cruz, between Paradise Park and Glengarry Road.

Cash Ebright, 17, of Santa Cruz County, was last seen body surfing at Laguna Creek Beach in Coast Dairies State Park, off Highway 1, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.

Santa's Village north pole Photo from Santa Cruz Public Libraries, ... Santa's Village amusement park was of Highway 17 near Scotts Valley Here is Fred Cummings former maintentance chief.