State park
Wilder Ranch State Park
Wilder Ranch State Park is a state park in Santa Cruz County, California. Day use costs $10 per vehicle. Hours: Park Hours: 8am - Sunset Interpretive Center and Park Store: Due to widespread flooding, the Wilder Ranch Park Store is.
Wilder Ranch State Park map
Wilder Ranch State Park 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
- Sites can be reserved in advance.
- Entry to Wilder Ranch State Park costs $10 per vehicle. Hours: Park Hours: 8am - Sunset Interpretive Center and Park Store: Due to widespread flooding, the Wilder Ranch Park Store is.
- No, day use at Wilder Ranch State Park does not need a reservation; pay the entry fee on arrival.
- No, dogs are not allowed at Wilder Ranch State Park.
Before you go
Day use needs no reservation; pay the entry fee on arrival.
Camping at Wilder Ranch State Park
Sites can be reserved in advance.
What to see
- Feature Hiking Trails
- Feature Parking
- Feature Picnic Areas
- Feature Camping
- Feature Visitor Center
- Feature Beach
Public lands next to Wilder Ranch State Park
- BLM unitWilder Ranch State Park borders California Coastal National Monument.
- State parkWilder Ranch State Park borders Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.
- State parkNatural Bridges State Beach, a state park, is 0.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkLighthouse Field State Beach, a state park, is 2.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkSanta Cruz Mission State Historic Park is 2.4 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=549 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_state_parks (accessed 2026-09-28)