Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Parking

I work at the Boardwalk in parking and we do our best to assist guests with any questions or concerns they may have. If you are visiting and have difficulty with a ticket or paying, please ask any of the parking attendants!

Fun place but occasional smell of weed is annoying. Its a family place, if you need to smoke distance yourself on the beach.

Went here for the first time in years. Parking was pretty full but doable. Kids loved the beach which was pretty clean. Rides were great but expensive.

A pass and very mythical. A place to spend a pleasant day with the family with attractions and places to eat overlooking the beach of Santa Cruz.

Parking is limited, especially on weekend afternoons.

If you find a spot, it’s a 5 minute walk from the boardwalk.

It might take you about 10 minutes to exit. As parking is paid when exiting the parking lot. There are lots of cars and pedestrians in the parking lot.

Plenty of parking and usally gets busy on weekends. On holiday you might have to wait for 20-30 minutes to enter the lot and maybe another 10 minutes to locate an empty spot. Charge is $30 per day.

It’s been a few years since we’ve been to Santa Cruz. Last time my son was still small so he couldn’t ride all the big rides. But this time, he more than tall enough and he had fun with his cousins. We went on a weekday so the crowd was not too many and we got there early too so I got a decent spot at the parking lot. All in all the day was satisfactory. Plus, Costco is there so we bought some food to eat while at the beach.

I still prefer this one over santa Monica and San Diego. Parking is great and alot of hotels motels nearby. More than enuf attractions for the kids.

Have to download an app. Not hard but I do think it can be difficult for non tech savvy folks bc the only option to pay is via the app.