Located in the Live Oak neighborhood of Santa Cruz County, Moran Lake County Park is a 9.2-acre park that has a beach area with pale cream sand on its southern part. The park area has a lake that is nourished by an upriver watershed, and the lake sometimes overflows and forms a lagoon on the beach area. The park has groves of eucalyptus trees in its northern parts. During low tide, you can north walk from the beach area along the rocky cliff-side walls running through the shoreline to access the neighboring Corcoran Lagoon Beach. Although the beach does not have any lifeguards, the beach offers a variety of amenities including restrooms, picnic tables, and walking paths, while also allowing pets on a leash. The park is easy to access - it’s situated on 22798 East Cliff Drive, and there is a free parking lot situated adjacent to the park area.
