Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Fun place for the family, even with young kids! We particularly liked that there's no 'entrance fee', you can just walk in and look around, bring in your own food if you like - no problem. It's clean and reasonably priced, good range of rides. We had a great time.

Something for everyone here. Lots of carnival type rides, food stands with fried artichokes, garlic fries, pizza, fried twinkies, funnel cakes and other Fair type food. Don't skip the arcade with old school games along side the newer video games and with reasonable prices. There is a huge stage right on the beach for summer concerts at night. You are just a few steps from the beach where you can swim, build sand castles or just lay out to tan and relax; and you are just a short walk to the pier for fishing, shopping and more eating.
You can spend your whole day here and not run out of things to do. The parking is close ($) and you can easily run back to the car for beach chairs, after miniature golf or your laser tag game. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Just Go! Get on the big dipper

So much fun! Prices are a bit high but you're right next to the ocean so it's worth it! Watch out for bums before and after park is closed since you can walk boardwalk after hours.

Super fun and everything is cheap!

The CUTEST amusement park I've ever seen! So many fun rides and good food and loved the beach and the shops as well. I definitely want to go back again!

Nice weather, nice place to walk around. Simple but fun boardwalk rides, awesome overpowering boardwalk theme.

What can I say, its one of those places you just have to go enjoy! Parking was never very hard to find and the kids always had a good time at the arcade or on the boardwalk. It is one of those places you have to see if you are going through and the drive over from San Jose is so pretty.

It was worth seeing Jason at because it's a famous place, but I'd rather go to California Adventures version of this Boardwalk lol

It was a nice place to go stretch your legs, but not something to go out of the way for. A couple restaurants were on the pier and some tourist shops.