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A dirt parking lot could be replaced with a paved lot at Four Mile Beach at Wilder Ranch State Park. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)

Public comments are due Monday, Dec. 18 on a North Coast Facilities Management Plan spearheaded by Santa Cruz County staff.

An online map and survey lists 41 potential projects from Wilder Ranch State Park to Waddell Creek along Highway 1.

“Santa Cruz County’s North Coast has limited visitor amenities, infrastructure and law enforcement, and high visitation levels have increasingly overwhelmed the area and threatened natural resources, public safety, and visitor experience,” Santa Cruz County spokesman Jason Hoppin wrote in a statement. “The intent of the North Coast Facilities Management Plan is to improve management while preserving one of California’s most beautiful stretches of coastline,” Hoppin wrote.

County leaders want respondents to pick their top three projects to pursue. Some potential projects include:  

  • Restrooms and bridge replacement at Scott Creek.
  • Parking and restrooms at Panther Beach and at Shark Fin Cove north of Bonny Doon Beach.
  • Paved parking and restrooms at Four Mile Beach. 
  • “Overnight accommodations” at Greyhound Rock County Park.

Leaders of North Coast land management agencies assembled the plan, including representatives of Santa Cruz County Parks, State Parks, CalTrans, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County and the Trust for Public Land. 

After the survey, leaders from the separate agencies will be responsible for pursuing money and approval for separate projects.

—Stephen Baxter


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2023-12-18 16:00:11 , Santa Cruz Local

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