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Seacliff State Beach

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201 State Park Dr

Aptos, CA 95003

+1 (831) 685-6442

http://www.parks.ca.gov

This beach is known for its fishing pier and concrete freighter, The Palo Alto. Only the pier is open for fishing. The beach is also a popular swimming spot. There is a long stretch of sand backed by bluffs. There is a covered picnic facility. The park also has an interpretive center.

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j s.

9/23/2025

Came on a weekday in September. $10 entrance fee. Nice and quiet. Bathrooms available. Sandy beach

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Joyce W.

7/11/2025

Beautiful beach with a dock you can walk out to, but I think you can't go beyond or so because at the end of it there's a ship that collapsed, so it's a sunken ship and it's there permanently,...

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Laura S.

10/8/2024

We visited Seacliff State Beach, on the Monterey Bay in Aptos, Santa Cruz, California, in early July, 2024. While a popular place for beach walking along the 2 mile beach, surfing, fishing, and...

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Dave S.

4/19/2024

Long gone are the days of fishing off the deck of the Palo Alto and throwing a drop line from her pier. The days of catching a Striper from the beach are over for me also but my memories of those...

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