Hidden Beach Park
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About Hidden Beach Park in Aptos, California
Hidden Beach Park is a small hard-to-find park in a ravine that empties out on a sandy beach in the Rio Del Mar community in Aptos. You could say this park is aptly named, yet it’s too bad that it’s so hidden. This is an excellent beach that is rarely crowded.
The park is next to the parking area and has grass lawns, a playground, and picnic tables. From there, it’s a quarter-mile walk downhill to the beach via a paved ramp that leads to a wide section of beach between housing developments built right onto the sand. Half way down the hill there are two benches next to the path that look out to the Pacific Ocean. This beach is excellent for walking and you can walk in either direction for miles. Rio Del Mar Beach is to the north and La Selva Beach is to the south.
The main drawback of this special little beach access is that there are only eight spaces in the parking lot and the street is too narrow for shoulder parking. A small overflow lot is just down the street, but that’s it parking-wise.
To find Hidden Beach Park from Highway 1, take the Rio Del Mar Boulevard exit and follow it west to Cliff Drive which eventually ends at the parking lot.
- Address
- 660 Cliff Dr
Aptos, CA 95003 - Phone
- 831-454-7901
- Park Name
- Hidden Beach Park
- Owner
- County Park
- Pet Details
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Fees
- Free parking
- Activities
- Picnicking, Beach Walking, Sunbathing, Bodyboarding
- Amenities
- Grass Park, Playground, Restrooms, Picnic Tables, Toilets, Driftwood
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