Photogenic Places in Santa Cruz

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Eroded sandstone cliffs frame a secluded cove, with the fin-shaped sea stack rising on the right and a dark sea cave cut into the bluff on the left. Pale turquoise water swirls below under a hazy, soft-lit sky.

Santa Cruz, CA

Shark Fin Cove

A secluded cove featuring a distinctive fin-shaped rock formation rising from the beach surrounded by eroded sandstone cliffs. The cove is accessible via a steep informal trail from the roadside pullout on Highway 1 near Davenport. At low tide, the beach reveals sea caves and tidal channels.

golden hourspring · summer