Dozens of bicycles sit parked in the afternoon sun at Wilder Ranch State Park Thursday where approximately 100 people gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for Segment 5 of the Coastal Rail Trail.

Looking for a coastal location that's off the beaten path? This state park close to downtown Santa Cruz offers stunning views, excellent hikes, and beaches.

On Thursday, an official groundbreaking for the North Coast Rail Trail project at Wilder Ranch State Park was held. The project is a 7.5-mile multi-use bicycle and pedestrian path.

SANTA CRUZ — Some Wilder Ranch State Park trails are scheduled to close temporarily this month, when California State Parks launches a roughly 300-acre prescribed forest and grasslands burn.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The California Department of Parks and Recreation is planning to conduct prescribed burns at Wilder Ranch State over three weeks. Beginning on the week of Nov. 11 and the ...

Wilder Ranch State Park will be conducting a series of vegetation management burns starting on October 19 and continuing over the following two weeks. Burn operations may occur on various days ...