Parks & Recreation Spaces

This downtown park features lawn bowling greens and a clubhouse. The park is next to the Louise Lowry Davis Center and the Twelve35 Teen Center.

A canyon park reaching up San Roque Canyon to Jesusita Trail; contains a playground for two- to five-year-olds, creekside and hiking trails through San Roque Canyon. Picnic sites allow reservations.

Pedestrian alley between De La Guerra Plaza and State Street.

This quaint neighborhood park contains a playground for five- to twelve-year-olds, benches, and many colorful plants and trees. It is often used by young families and is popular for its pleasant landscaping.

A small neighborhood park overlooking the city and a good place for some quiet reading, an informal picnic, or a quick walk with a dog.

Known as the Thousand Steps, 1000 Steps, One Thousand Steps, and (originally) Camino al Mar, this 157-step, multi-tier stairway will take you from the cliffs at the end of Santa Cruz Boulevard to the beach below. The steps included a rigid…

In the autumn, this neighborhood park is one of the most colorful in the area as the leaves on the deciduous Liquidambar styraciflua trees change color to a fiery orange before falling. The park has a playground for two- to five-year-olds…