If you are looking for nearby attractions, there are many options within a 45-minute drive of Coast Dairies State Park - Davenport Beach. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is a lively and famous seaside promenade featuring street performers, bodybuilders, an amusement park, restaurants, tourist shops, a great skateboard park, and kayak and boat riding facilities. The first surfing museum in the world, Santa Cruz Surfing Museum, features photographs, videos, and surfboards related to 100 years of surfing history in Santa Cruz, exhibitions, and Mark Abbot Memorial Lighthouse – an awesome Instagram-worthy vista point to watch the surfing culture. Another great attraction near Coast Dairies State Park - Davenport Beach is Monterey Bay Aquarium that is home to many incredible sea creatures including jellyfish, great white sharks, captive killer whales, rockfishes, African penguins, and the Pacific Sea nettles.