State beach in Santa Cruz County, California, United States
Sunset State Beach is a park and beach on Monterey Bay, in Santa Cruz County, California.
It is operated by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
Driftwood at Sunset State Beach
Geography[]
It is approximately 1.5 miles (2.5 km) long, and located near Watsonville.
It is surrounded by large agricultural fields west of the city of Watsonville. Manresa State Beach is to the north-upcoast of Sunset State Beach.
See also[]
- California State Beaches
- List of California beaches
References[]
External links[]
Coordinates: 
36°53′28″N 121°50′05″W / 36.891052°N 121.834814°W / 36.891052; -121.834814
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National Park System |
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| National Parks |
- Channel Islands
- Death Valley
- Joshua Tree
- Kings Canyon
- Lassen Volcanic
- Pinnacles
- Redwood
- Sequoia
- Yosemite
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| National Preserves | Mojave |
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| National Monuments |
- Cabrillo
- Castle Mountains
- César E. Chávez
- Devils Postpile
- Lava Beds
- Muir Woods
- Tule Lake
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| National Seashores | Point Reyes |
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| National Historical Parks |
- Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front
- San Francisco Maritime
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| National Historic Sites | |
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| National Memorials |
- Port Chicago Naval Magazine
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| National Recreation Areas | |
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State Parks |
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| State Parks | |
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State
Natural Reserves | |
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State
Marine Reserves | |
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State
Historic Parks | |
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| State Beaches | |
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State
Recreation Areas | |
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State Vehicular
Recreation Areas |
- Carnegie
- Oceano Dunes
- Ocotillo Wells
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| Other | |
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National Forests and Grasslands |
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National Forests
and Grasslands |
- Angeles
- Butte Valley NG
- Cleveland
- Eldorado
- Humboldt-Toiyabe
- Inyo
- Klamath
- Lake Tahoe Basin
- Lassen
- Los Padres
- Mendocino
- Modoc
- Plumas
- Rogue River – Siskiyou
- San Bernardino
- Sequoia
- Shasta–Trinity
- Sierra
- Six Rivers
- Stanislaus
- Tahoe
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National Wilderness
Preservation System |
- Agua Tibia
- Ansel Adams
- Bucks Lake
- Caribou
- Carson-Iceberg
- Castle Crags
- Cucamonga
- Desolation
- Dick Smith
- Dinkey Lakes
- Emigrant
- Golden Trout
- Hoover
- Inyo Mountains
- Ishi
- Jennie Lakes
- John Muir
- Kaiser
- Marble Mountain
- Mokelumne
- Mount Shasta Wilderness
- Pine Creek
- San Gabriel
- San Rafael
- Sespe
- Siskiyou
- Snow Mountain
- South Fork Eel River
- South Sierra
- South Warner
- Thousand Lakes
- Trinity Alps
- Ventana
- Yolla Bolly–Middle Eel
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National Monuments
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National Wildlife Refuges |
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- Antioch Dunes
- Bitter Creek
- Blue Ridge
- Butte Sink
- Castle Rock
- Clear Lake
- Coachella Valley
- Colusa
- Delevan
- Don Edwards San Francisco Bay
- Ellicott Slough
- Farallon
- Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
- Hopper Mountain
- Humboldt Bay
- Kern
- Lower Klamath
- Marin Islands
- Merced
- Modoc
- Pixley
- Sacramento
- Sacramento River
- Salinas River
- San Diego Bay
- San Diego
- San Joaquin River
- San Luis
- San Pablo Bay
- Seal Beach
- Sonny Bono Salton Sea
- Stone Lakes
- Sutter
- Tijuana Slough
- Tule Lake
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State Wildlife Areas |
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Wildlife
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Ecological
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Marine
Protected
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Bureau of Land Management National Landscape Conservation System |
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| National Monuments | |
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National
Conservation Areas | |
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| Wilderness Areas | |
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National Marine Sanctuaries |
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- Channel Islands
- Cordell Bank
- Greater Farallones
- Monterey Bay
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National Estuarine Research Reserves |
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University of California Natural Reserve System |
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Private Conservation Land Trusts |
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- Heritage registers
- National Natural Landmarks
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36°53′28″N 121°50′05″W / 36.891052°N 121.834814°W / 36.891052; -121.834814
