Sunset State Beach is a park and

beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from Rock (geology), rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle beach, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological s ...

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, in Santa Cruz County,

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. It is operated by the

California Department of Parks and Recreation California State Parks is the state park system for the U.S. state of California. The system is administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, a department under the California Natural Resources Agency. The California State ...

Geography

It is approximately 1.5 miles (2.5 km) long, and located near

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. It is surrounded by large agricultural fields west of the city of Watsonville.

Manresa State Beach Manresa State Beach is a state-protected beach on Monterey Bay near Watsonville, California, Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, California. Manresa State Beach has two different State owned and operated facilities associated with it: Manresa Main S ...

is to the north-upcoast of Sunset State Beach.

References

External links

California Department of Parks and Recreation: Sunset State Beach website

Sunset State Beach Park Brochure
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Geography

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