Places to Sketch

SANTA CRUZ

Natural Bridges Beach (gorgeous but a very popular beach)

West Cliff Drive and Surfers Memorial at 647 West Cliff Drive

Mission Santa Cruz Holy Cross Church

Lighthouse Field State Beach

Pleasure Point

UC Santa Cruz Arboretum

Felton Covered Bridge County Park

Post Street Farm

Santa Cruz Harbor & Walton Lighthouse (nice views from the Crows Nest restaurant)

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (LOTS of people to sketch!)

Santa Cruz Pier

Victorian Houses on Chestnut Street & Lincoln

Downtown Santa Cruz - Pacific Avenue

CAPITOLA

Capitola Village (great restaurants on the water where you can sketch people and the gorgeous view)

APTOS/RIO DEL MAR

Aptos Redwood Village

Aptos Village (yes ... they are different.  One is about a mile from the other. :-)

Seascape (have cocktails on the outdoor patio of the Seascape resort while you sketch the view)