Neary Lagoon Park - Park in Santa Cruz - 110 California St, USA

If you like undisturbed nature and wildlife, you'll love this place. Although it is strangely right next to a water treatment facility, once you walk past it you'll enter into a different world, surrounded by tall trees and reeds, with all sorts of birds calling from every direction. Parking is a bit limited though, but it doesn't seem like a densely popular location so the amount next to the bathrooms seem sufficient.

Small, peaceful, and quiet. There aren't a lot of people are this park even in the middle of the day. The walkways are all also really easy walking. The floating walkways were a bit unsteady, but that's expected. Lots of ducks. Would recommend skipping the dirt walking trail near the water sanitation facility esp on a hot day cuz it was stinky. (Or maybe just take a deep breath beforehand and run thru it.)

A lovely short cut when walking across town. Be careful of the geese! They chase and bite.

This place is so pretty. Some parts, of course, are prettier than others, and it's next to a water treatment area so it gets stinky at one part. There are playgrounds for the kids at 2 different ends of the trail. There's also a floated pathway. Quiet and peaceful. Beautiful for pictures. Parking is small and sort of hidden so watch out and drive slow when searching for it.

Awesome tennis courts, nice walking trail, family friendly playground with swings, a bathroom and picnic tables.

This is a very nice park. There are paths along floating piers on the lagoon. You seeany ducks and some geese. There is a playground too.

Awesome place to go for a walk and see some cool wildlife. I've been coming to this park since I was a kid, and now my kid loves strolling through. The park up above the lagoon is awesome as well for younger kids

Nice place to walk and enjoy 😉 nature loved 😍.