Kendra’s guidebook
Food scene
Great little local brewery. Good food. Great breakfast/brunch!
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Humble Sea Tavern
6256 California 9Great little local brewery. Good food. Great breakfast/brunch!
Excellent Chai! Good coffee. Hipster vibe. Outdoor seating in the back.
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White Raven
6253 Hwy 9Excellent Chai! Good coffee. Hipster vibe. Outdoor seating in the back.
Authentic Italian food. Great outdoor eating area in the redwood grove. Live music on weekends.
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Ristorante Casa Nostra
9217 CA-9Authentic Italian food. Great outdoor eating area in the redwood grove. Live music on weekends.
Live Music. Great fried chicken! https://feltonmusichall.com/
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Felton Music Hall
6275 Hwy 9Live Music. Great fried chicken! https://feltonmusichall.com/
Ambrosia India Bistro - Scotts Valley
6006 La Madrona DrBest Indian food around!
Sightseeing
Excellent hiking and biking trails. You can also hike down to the river for a swim.
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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
101 N Big Trees Park RdExcellent hiking and biking trails. You can also hike down to the river for a swim.
Little beach town with local artisan shops. Parking is enforced STRICTLY so pay close attention to signage and times.
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Capitola Beach Company
131 Monterey AveLittle beach town with local artisan shops. Parking is enforced STRICTLY so pay close attention to signage and times.
Decent food, but mostly this is a great place for live entertainment on the weekends. On Wednesday nights, you can watch the sailboat races.
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Crow's Nest Restaurant
2218 E Cliff DrDecent food, but mostly this is a great place for live entertainment on the weekends. On Wednesday nights, you can watch the sailboat races.
Kayaking in Elkhorn Slough is amazing! Calm waters and lots of wildlife!
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Moss Landing Harbor District
7881 Sandholdt RdKayaking in Elkhorn Slough is amazing! Calm waters and lots of wildlife!
Nice long paved walk along the cliffs of the Monterey Bay. You can watch surfers, wildlife, dog walkers. There is a dog beach next to the lighthouse. Starts at the Boardwalk and continues up to Natural Bridges beach.
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West Cliff Drive
West Cliff DriveNice long paved walk along the cliffs of the Monterey Bay. You can watch surfers, wildlife, dog walkers. There is a dog beach next to the lighthouse. Starts at the Boardwalk and continues up to Natural Bridges beach.
City/town information
Named for John B. Felton, a former Oakland, California mayor, a judge and a San Francisco Bay Area investor in his day, the town is an historic logging community. Felton served as the lower terminus of the San Lorenzo Valley Logging Flume from Boulder Creek, which began construction in 1874[2] and when formally opened in October 1875 was augmented by a new rail line to transport logs to the wharf in Santa Cruz.[3]
Felton was incorporated on March 8, 1878, by the Legislature, thereby becoming a town.[4]
Shortly after the Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad began operation, a second rail line began operation in 1880 from Alameda, California, and San Jose, California. A new depot was constructed at "New Felton" using salvaged materials from a dismantled portion of the San Lorenzo Valley Logging Flume from Boulder Creek. The railroads, limekilns and forest in this area provided a majority of the repair materials for the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The standard gauge railroad line came into Felton by 1909.
In 1917, Felton was disincorporated by the Legislature, thereby ceasing to exist as a town while relinquishing the responsibilities thereof to the county of Santa Cruz.[5]
In 1927, the Felton community of Lompico, California, was established.[6]
In 1963, the steam-powered Roaring Camp Railroad began tourist operations on the Big Trees Ranch out of the Old Felton Depot.[7] The company later constructed a replica logging camp and another depot farther down the property, and in 1985, took over operations on the old SPC/Southern Pacific standard gauge line to Santa Cruz. Roaring Camp is a re-creation of an 1880s logging camp and home to the original South Pacific Coast (later Southern Pacific) Felton depot and freight shed, as well as two unique railroads — the Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad, a steam-powered line up Bear Mountain, and the Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway.
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Felton
Named for John B. Felton, a former Oakland, California mayor, a judge and a San Francisco Bay Area investor in his day, the town is an historic logging community. Felton served as the lower terminus of the San Lorenzo Valley Logging Flume from Boulder Creek, which began construction in 1874[2] and when formally opened in October 1875 was augmented by a new rail line to transport logs to the wharf in Santa Cruz.[3]
Felton was incorporated on March 8, 1878, by the Legislature, thereby becoming a town.[4]
Shortly after the Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad began operation, a second rail line began operation in 1880 from Alameda, California, and San Jose, California. A new depot was constructed at "New Felton" using salvaged materials from a dismantled portion of the San Lorenzo Valley Logging Flume from Boulder Creek. The railroads, limekilns and forest in this area provided a majority of the repair materials for the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The standard gauge railroad line came into Felton by 1909.
In 1917, Felton was disincorporated by the Legislature, thereby ceasing to exist as a town while relinquishing the responsibilities thereof to the county of Santa Cruz.[5]
In 1927, the Felton community of Lompico, California, was established.[6]
In 1963, the steam-powered Roaring Camp Railroad began tourist operations on the Big Trees Ranch out of the Old Felton Depot.[7] The company later constructed a replica logging camp and another depot farther down the property, and in 1985, took over operations on the old SPC/Southern Pacific standard gauge line to Santa Cruz. Roaring Camp is a re-creation of an 1880s logging camp and home to the original South Pacific Coast (later Southern Pacific) Felton depot and freight shed, as well as two unique railroads — the Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad, a steam-powered line up Bear Mountain, and the Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway.
Stadsadvies
Vervoersmogelijkheden
Buses don't come down Highway 9 to our house.
There's a bus stop next to the Taqueria at Highway 9/Graham Hill Road that takes you into Santa Cruz.
Vervoersmogelijkheden
Careful driving on Highway 9
Between our house and Santa Cruz is a lovely drive along Highway 9. HOWEVER, be cautious as there are many mountain biking trails that intersect and you'll find bikes along the road and there's not a bike lane. CAREFUL!