Santa Cruz County Parks ceremony sites
Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz County
Seven county-run beach and park sites bookable by the hour for a ceremony. These are county property, which is a different authority and a different application from the state beaches nearby.
The site
The practical details
Sites
- Corcoran Lagoon Beach, Live Oak
- Dolphin and Sumner Beach, Aptos
- Felton Covered Bridge, Felton
- Scott Creek Beach, Davenport
- Seascape Park, Aptos
- Sunny Cove Beach, Live Oak
- Twin Lakes Pathway, Santa Cruz
Capacity
Up to 150
Capacity notes
Caps run from about 20 to 150 by site, set by how many chairs the site takes. Some sites are standing only.
Commercial photography
The ceremony packet does not address whether a paid photographer working without a ceremony needs a separate permit. Unknown.
Lead time
Bookings open up to a year ahead, first come first served.
Prohibited
Candles, barbecues and propane stoves; stakes, nails or screws longer than six inches; balloon, bird and butterfly releases; confetti; rice; overnight storage of equipment.
Alcohol
Not permitted.
Amplified music
Not permitted under the ceremony reservation. A separate sound permit is required.
Parking
The Live Oak Parking Program requires a permit at some of these sites from May through September, weekends and holidays, 11am to 5pm.
Permit authority
Santa Cruz County Parks, 979 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz CA 95062. (831) 454-7938, reservations@scparks.com.
Pricing
$75.00 per hour for county residents, $82.50 per hour for non-residents, two-hour minimum.
See it on your wedding date
Set your date and this page fills in with the tides, what the weather is usually like, sunset, and where the sun will be.
Checked against the agency's own page on September 7, 2026
Sunrise, sunset, and twilight computed for this location. The marine layer rating reflects the time of year on this coast. Orientation and cover recorded for this spot.