Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Boardwalk Rides are open weekends! Buy your Ride Wristband online in advance, and save up to $20 per person! The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is recognized as the best seaside park in the world. Our vibrant, bustling amusement park is renowned for its great rides, remarkable history, spectacular beach setting, and friendly attitude. The Boardwalk has been operating since 1907, and it hasn't...

If defying gravity isn't your thing, chill out in the sunshine, try your luck at winning a giant stuffed animal and enjoy the wafting breezes redolent of salt air, spilled Cokes and fried food.

Live concerts are often held on summer weekends.

Santa Cruz has been a seaside resort since the mid-19th century. Along one end of the broad, south-facing beach, the Boardwalk has entertained holidaymakers for more than a century. Its Looff carousel and classic wooden Giant Dipper roller coaster, both dating from the early 1900s, are surrounded by high-tech thrill rides and easygoing kiddie rides with ocean views. Video and arcade games, a...

Why You Need to Go
Besides housing one of the most beloved roller coasters around, the old-school boardwalk harkens back to an earlier era of American amusement.

When to...

Neptune’s Kingdom is a nautical-themed entertainment center located on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Enjoy the Buccaneer Bay two-story 18-hole miniature golf course, Smuggler’s Arcade, and Captain’s Game Deck upstairs that includes eight pool tables, air hockey, foosball, ping pong, snacks, and beer. There's also Barbary Coast restaurant for burgers, deli sandwiches, and espresso. Have fun!

Air Hockey, Pinball, Skee-Ball and the largest selection of Video Games in the area! We’ve got you covered with more than 300 games in all! The entire Casino Arcade is also available for private rental. Please call Group Sales at (831) 460-3359