These are the parks thicket knows about in Santa Cruz — the big ones you already know, and the pocket parks, greenways and trailheads two streets over that you probably do not.
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park
- Castle Rock State Park
- Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
- Lighthouse Field State Beach
- Manresa State Beach
- Natural Bridges State Beach
- New Brighton State Beach
- Seacliff State Beach
- Soquel Demonstration State Forest
- Sunset State Beach
- The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
- Twin Lakes State Beach
- Wilder Ranch State Park