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    Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park

    A complex of buildings on the original mission grounds, including an original adobe

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    Description

    Situated on a hill overlooking downtown Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay, the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park preserves the history and only remaining original building of the Santa Cruz Mission. Built twelfth in the chain of California missions, the Santa Cruz Mission was founded in 1791 and ran into a series of unfortunate events. The original mission site sat at a lower elevation near the San Lorenzo River and flooded, washing away the newly constructed mission, the first winter after completion. The second mission was built higher, at the present mission's location, but ran into problems with disease, piracy, and destruction from a couple earthquakes in the mid-1800s. The present Santa Cruz Mission is a complex of buildings at the site of the second mission, including a half-scale replica of the original church, Holy Cross church that sits at the site of the original church, and the Mission Adobe, the only original structure still standing today.

    Activities
    • Picnicking
    Setting
    • City
    • Ocean View
    Significant Features
    • Historic
    • Religion
    Amenities
    • Free Parking
    • Picnic Tables
    • Public Restroom
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    • Kids & Families
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    Open hours today: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    • Monday

      10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    • Tuesday

      Closed

    • Wednesday

      Closed

    • Thursday

      10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    • Friday

      10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    • Saturday

      10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    • Sunday

      12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    • April 1, 2023 1:46 am local time

    Details
    • Phone

      (831) 425-5849

    • Website

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    • Address

      144 School St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

    Additional Information
    • Free Entry
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