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What to do and see in Davenport, Davenport: The Best Outdoor Activities
The town of Davenport, eleven miles north of Santa Cruz, features coastal bluffs perfect for watching migrating whales as they pass through the Monterey Bay during the winter months. Windswept beaches are dotted with sea glass, and collecting these treasures is a favorite activity for locals and visitors. Kite boarders meet at the popular (and windy!) Waddell beach to test their skills. At Ano Nuevo State Reserve north of town, elephant seals mate and nurse their young during the wintertime.
1. Greyhound Rock
2. Davenport Landing Beach
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4.5 based on 50 reviews
The site of the old pier that spearheaded Davenport's whaling industry, this beach is now a popular destination for surfers.
Reviewed By tinandan2018 - Asbury, United States
We love California because every little stop has a "vista," public beach, or state park that preserves the wonders of this very diverse: geography, people, customs, etc. state ...
3. Rancho Del Oso Nature and History Center
4. Shark Fin Cove
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4.5 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By LA_dweller - Joshua Tree, United States
The Shark Fin Cove Parking lot (which shows as a "P" on Google Maps) does not have signage that we could see so we missed it but then there is another area to pull out (parking lot) just past it. Basically shark fin cove is in the middle of the two car parking areas. If you enter it on the Google Map app, as we did, it locates it properly so just pick the parking lot right before it or right after it. Then you will climb a little bit of a hill and an old railroad then runs parallel to the highway. Basically, in between the two parking lots is shark fin cove. So you have to walk a little but not a lot. I would not go visit at night because we did see a used needle in the tracks and you could tell that some people may have been living under the bushes by a hill parallel to the tracks we followed.. We did not walk down to the beach, but we enjoyed the view and sight from the hill where we could walk around for different view points. Worth seeing.
5. Davenport Beach
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Alisco
The beaches in Davenport are lovely and isolated. Instead of being overrun with tourists like the beaches to the south in Santa Cruz, there are very few people here. But the scenery is just as gorgeous, if not more so. There are steep cliffs, lovely rock formations, and some painted remains of a pier that must have been destroyed in a storm. (Someone put a swing on the remnants of the pier closest to the beach, so it's good for photos.) Definitely recommended!
6. Scott Creek Beach
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4.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By paulasB8350JY
We ride our motorcycles up and down highway 1. Scott Creek Beach is one of my favorite to stop at. There's parking, bathrooms, redwoods to the east and ocean to the west! This is a big beach too; so you can get some privacy if you're willing to walk a bit.
