Depot
Park is a 7-acre multimodal / park facility opened in
March 2005 and funded by grants by the State Coastal
Conservancy and the Regional Transportation Agency. Located at
the intersection of Center and Washington Streets and Pacific
Avenue Extension, the park combines historic and environmental
preservation with multi-modal transportation and recreation.
Accessible by bike, rail or trails, Depot Park is within easy
walking distance of downtown shopping and restaurants, the
beach area and wharf. Within the park are bicycle racks and
bike lockers, restrooms, picnic tables and a beautiful plaza
with a public art piece by artist Carolyn Law symbolizing the
tule habitat of the Neary Lagoon Wildlife Refuge. The
full-size artificial turf soccer field is state-of-the-art and
can be divided into two smaller use soccer fields for shared
play. It is open for general use and reservation play.
-Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation
website
Park hours are sunrise to sunset. Dogs are allowed on a leash.
There is a nice playground for the kids. A walking/biking trail
leads from the wharf area through Depot Park to Laurel Street.
Currently you can still park for free along the street, although
meters will be installed in the near future. Pay parking is
available at Depot Park--either by the hour or full-day ($5 max).
This is also a convenient parking spot for nearby attractions.
See http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pr/parksrec/parks/depotpark.html
for full details about the park.
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