Its a great place to walk to the end of, take in the sights, and hear the sea lions. We didn't go to any of the restaurants but they looked pretty good. Lots of shops selling clothes and knick knacks.
Its a great place to walk to the end of, take in the sights, and hear the sea lions. We didn't go to any of the restaurants but they looked pretty good. Lots of shops selling clothes and knick knacks.

Loved my morning walks on the wharf. Nice shops and restaurants. Lot's of great views of the sea life, ocean, cliffs. Lit up at night to show off the whole wharf.

Nice views on a clear day. At the end look down and you will see tons of sea lions lounging and sunning underneath the wharf.
You can park in mutliple areas of the wharf- and it is cheaper than the other lots!

This was fun. A little crowded and we probably shouldn't have gone because of Covid but we had a good time. Bought the ride bracelet online to save $10 each but when we added up the rides tshat we actually went on, we could have saved $20 more than the online purchase. Oh well. Lots of "fair food" to choose from. The roller coasters were the most fun: Giant Dipper & Undertow.





My wife and I were coming north on PCH 1 from San Diego. Our friends who had previously made this trip highly recommended that we stop in Santa Cruz to have dinner on the Santa Cruz Wharf. So off we went to have dinner on the Wharf.
I was surprised by the size of the wharf. It was very large. They have car shows on the wharf. There are 4-5 restaurants on the Wharf. They are all very good or they would not be there. It is just a matter of finding a menu that you prefer. Of course, we went with seafood !
As we were having our dinner, we heard various noises like banging. As we were talking to our waitress, we asked what the noise was. She said that it was the sea lions. We were totally surprised. She told us a spot where you could look down into the support rafters of the Wharf and actually see the sea lions. Very Cool !! They created lots of noise. Our friend had not mentioned the Sea Lions.
I added some photos for the sea lions. There was one large size sea Lion that none of the others bothered. He must have ben the King !!
Enjoy each day !




Had a nice visit, but paying to park just to walk along the pier wasn't worth it to me. Everything was high priced for what it was.
