Life in California before the Gold Rush wasn’t all-Zorro, all-the-time, but it did have its share of romantic charm and excitement. Step into the Pájaro Valley’s past with […]

Join us at Castro Adobe State Historic Park for an open house event, "Vaqueros y Banditos (Cowboys and Bandits)." Located in Larkin Valley, near Watsonville, the two-story Castro Adobe, […]

The Pigeon Point Lighthouse is currently under repair, but that doesn’t mean that the First Order Fresnel Lens can’t shine! The Fresnel lens, the original lighthouse beacon, will […]

Come to the campfire center and look through a solar telescope at the sun. You'll see sunspots, solar prominences, and other features of our closest star as you […]

Castro-Coastal Connection, a campfire event led by State Parks Interpreter Joseph Carr Ritchie, will explain the link between Santa Cruz County’s first State Beach, Sunset State Beach, and […]

Our adobe hosted travelers, partiers, a famous architect, and probably even a bandido or two between the dawn of statehood and the Loma Prieta earthquake. Please join us […]