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Wilder Ranch State Park
Wilder Ranch State Park Review
In the park's Cultural Preserve you can visit the homes, barns, workshops, and bunkhouse of a 19th-century dairy farm. Nature has reclaimed most of the ranch land, and native plants and wildlife have returned to the 7,000 acres of forest, grassland, canyons, estuaries, and beaches. Hike, bike, or ride horseback on miles of ocean-view trails.
- Address: Hwy. 1, 1 mile north of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060 | Map It
- Phone: 831/426-0505 Interpretive Center; 831/423-9703 trail information
- Cost: Parking $10
- Hours: Daily 8 am--sunset
- Website: www.parks.ca.gov
- Location: Santa Cruz
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