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Mark Abbot Memorial Lighthouse

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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 27 attractions in Santa Cruz
Traveler Description: This historic lighthouse, rebuilt in the 1960s, is a great place from which to check out the local surfing culture.
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Attraction type: Lighthouse
Activities: Surfing
Address: Lighthouse Point
West Cliff Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Tel: 831-420-6289

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“sighhhhhh back in the day....way cool place”
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3 of 5 stars
ripley44mag
Pacifica, California
Apr 7, 2008

Jeeezzzz wish it was 38 years ago and all the hippies and surfers living on their buses and campers smoking joints and other things???? year round by the lighthouse... Now kinda tame and controlled Big Brother is Watching. :o( more

“Loved watching the surfers”
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4 of 5 stars
MauiMamaYubaCity_CA
Yuba City, CA
Apr 20, 2005

This was a pleasant stop-over after a wonderful weekend at the Monarch Inn in Capitola. We enjoyed watching the surfers on a near perfect day. The walkway near the rugged coastline allows visitors to experience the ocean, the surfers and the sea lions. The only thing that bothered us was that the fenced off burial site of Mark Abbott was... more

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Lighthouse Point, West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Tel: 831-420-6289