State park
Manresa State Beach
Manresa State Beach is a state park in Santa Cruz County, California. Day use costs $10 per vehicle. Hours: 8am-sunset.
Manresa State Beach map
Manresa State Beach boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Manresa State Beach has 4 developed campgrounds. Sites can be reserved in advance.
- Entry to Manresa State Beach costs $10 per vehicle. Hours: 8am-sunset.
- No, day use at Manresa State Beach does not need a reservation; pay the entry fee on arrival.
- Yes, dogs are allowed at Manresa State Beach.
Before you go
Day use needs no reservation; pay the entry fee on arrival.
Camping at Manresa State Beach
Manresa State Beach has 4 developed campgrounds. Sites can be reserved in advance.
Trails
- Bluff picnic trail Walking access along the bluff top to picnic tables with ocean views
- Manresa Uplands walk-in Walk from the uplands lot to seasonal tent campsites
What to see
- Overlook Manresa bluff overlook Bluff-backed sand and views to the Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Peninsula
- Feature Coastal strand dunes Foredune habitat used by nesting western snowy plovers
Public lands next to Manresa State Beach
- National wildlife refugeEllicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge is 0.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkSunset State Beach, a state park, is 1 mile away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkSeacliff State Beach, a state park, is 2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=545 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_state_parks (accessed 2026-09-28)