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Camp Santa Cruz
Camp Santa Cruz is a Christian camp and retreat center a short walk from the beach in Santa Cruz, California. It rents cabins, dorms and a 200-seat multi-purpose room to Christian churches, schools and nonprofit ministries, and visiting groups cook and serve their own meals.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
200
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 50 min from Monterey
- 50 min from San Jose
- 1 h 40 min from San Francisco
631 26th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
Campfire areasSports fieldsGame room
The facts
| Lodging | Cabins · Cabins (46 beds) · Dorm rooms |
| Meals | Self-catering kitchens |
| Hosts | Church leadership · School groups |
| Affiliation | non-denominational Christian |
| Established | 1896 |
| Phone | (831) 464-8729 |
Several of the camp's dorm buildings started life at the old Spreckels Sugar Factory, and its Multi-Purpose Room was originally a hay barn built in the late 1800s.