WHARVES, PIERS, SLOUGHS, LAGOONS Programs By
The Water City
Parks County
Parks State
Beaches & Parks
KEY
A = accessible NA = present but not accessible
Destination | Parking | Rest
rooms | Additional Acccessible Features |
CAPITOLA WHARF
Wharf Rd, Capitola | A | NA | Good
fishing Rail height 42” No permit needed |
SANTA CRUZ WHARF Pacific Ave at Beach St, Santa Cruz | A | A | Good
fishing Rail height 42” No permit needed Paved –- very
accessible | SEACLIFF
PIER Seacliff State Beach End of State Park Dr, Aptos 685-6422 | A | A | Good
fishing Rail height 42” No permit needed Parking at foot of
pier | SANTA CRUZ HARBOR
135 5th Ave, Santa Cruz 475-6161 www.santacruzharbor.org | A | A | South
dock has an elevator lift 60’ plastic roll-out matting on sand for
wheelchair access charter boats, kayaks, private boats |
ELKHORN SLOUGH 1700 Elkhorn Rd, Watsonville
728-2822 www.elkhornslough.org | A | A | Wheelchair
accessible path along the shore of Elkhorn Slough -- at Kirby Park in the
upper slough, off Elkhorn Road Stretch of wheelchair accessible paths on the
Reserve may be accessible -- call for more info |
WEST CLIFF WALKWAY From Swanton Blvd and West Cliff Dr to Bay
St and West Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz | Various spots | A | Lovely
walkway that follows the coast for three miles Fairly flat, consistently
paved until Bay St, where it dips into a steep hill to the wharf. Accessible
restroom and shower at Lighthouse Field |
NEARY LAGOON Public accessible entrance at the end of Blackburn
St, Santa Cruz | A | A | Lovely
one mile wooden walkway through wildlife refuge and lagoon Parking at Neary
Lagoon Apt. complex | SAN
LORENZO RIVERWAY From Mission St and Front St to Ocean St and East Cliff
Dr, Santa Cruz | Various Spots | | Nice
paved paths follow both sides of the San Lorenzo River through downtown Santa
Cruz and toward the Boardwalk and Seabright Ave | Let us
know about your favorite accessible resource, order a print version of the guide,
or just tell us what you think! We welcome your thoughts, tips, suggestions and
contributions.We can be reached at: Shared Adventures 90 Grandview
St #B101 Santa Cruz CA 95060 (831) 459-7210 quadbee@aol.com |