Lower Ocean, CA
Santa Cruz
Visit Lower Ocean
Popular places to visit
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Enjoy the thrill rides with your kiddos at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk as part of your trip to Santa Cruz. Attend a sporting event in this walkable area, or seek out the biking trails.
Mystery Spot
Find out about the history of Santa Cruz with a stop at Mystery Spot. Attend a sporting event in this walkable area, or seek out the surfing spots.
Natural Bridges State Park
You can take time to visit Natural Bridges State Park during your travels to Santa Cruz. Attend a sporting event in this walkable area, or seek out the biking trails.
Santa Cruz Wharf
After visiting Santa Cruz Wharf, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Santa Cruz. Attend a sporting event in this walkable area, or seek out the surfing spots.
Ocean Street
During your visit to Santa Cruz, you can enjoy retail therapy at Ocean Street. Wander the area's beautiful beaches or simply enjoy one of its top-notch restaurants.
Pacific Avenue
During your visit to Santa Cruz, you can browse for the perfect souvenirs at Pacific Avenue. Wander the beautiful beaches in this family-friendly area.
Things to do
Capitola Private Personalized Self-Guided App Tour
UC Santa Cruz: Personalized Self-Guided App Tour
Capitola Friday Night Food Tour
5-Hour Wilderness Skills & Survival Clinic
Lower Ocean Hotel Deals
Surf City Inn and Suites
The hotel was fairly clean and staff were great. The only problem was the coffee maker was very dirty.
Reviewed on Mar 22, 2026
Riverside Inn & Suites Santa Cruz
Simple and nice, clean and spacious rooms.
Reviewed on Mar 21, 2026
The Aqua Pacific Hotel
Staff was excellent, helped us with our missing reservation. Room was terrible, very tiny, holes and stains on the walls, paint mismatched and chipping, bed is a mattress on metal frame that moves off frame everyone you get up. The biggest complaint though was the walls are thin, we were sleeping ...
Reviewed on Mar 21, 2026
Hotel Solares
A little dirty, but overall it was fine.
Reviewed on Mar 22, 2026
Torch Lite Inn
Clean room. Nice place
Reviewed on Mar 21, 2026
Motel Santa Cruz
Hair in the shower, blood on bed sheets,no room service we didn't get clean sheets or towels all weekend
Reviewed on Feb 23, 2026
Other neighborhoods around Lower Ocean
Beach Hill - Beach Flats
Beach Hill - Beach Flats might not have many top sights, but Main Beach and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Downtown Santa Cruz
Unique features of Downtown Santa Cruz include the beaches and restaurants. Make a stop by Pacific Avenue or Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History while you're exploring the area.
Seabright
While visiting Seabright, you might make a stop by sights like Santa Cruz Harbor and Seabright Beach.
Downtown
If you're spending some time in Downtown, Pacific Avenue and Williams-Reynolds House are top sights worth seeing.
Upper Seabright
When in Upper Seabright, you can plan a visit to Santa Cruz Harbor and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Midtown
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Midtown and surrounding area, you can visit Ocean Street and Pacific Avenue.
