Heritage

This month, in recognition of Native American Heritage Month, The Santa Cruz Mission State Park is launching People Who Lived Here, a new multimedia tour through Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park that examines Spanish era history through the lens of individuals’ personal accounts of the Santa Cruz Mission. The release of this exhibit marks […]

Travel over trestles, through towering redwood groves and up a winding narrow-gauge grade to the summit of Bear Mountain as conductors narrate the history of Roaring Camp, the railroad and the forest.

This 90-minute tour is led by State Park docents who will share the history of the Castro family, and the two-story adobe hacienda built over 170 years ago. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon touring Rancho San Andres Castro Adobe State Historic Property in Watsonville CA. Learn about the Vaquero culture and living during the Mexican Rancho […]

Davenport goes beyond a beautiful place to get away from it all. Just minutes north on the Pacific Coast Highway, Davenport has stunning sweeping ocean and cliff views, the first national monument in the county, some awesome restaurants to tempt the passerby, and an idyllic little town. This tiny two-cell jail was built in 1914 […]