Information about attractions in Capitola, California.
Capitola Main Beach
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Colorful Capitola (Picture)
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Capitola Beach and Wharf (Picture)
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Capitola Beach Beach on Labor Day (Picture)
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Californias Best Beaches - About Capitola Beach
Capitola Village
Quaint and popular beachfront area dense
with a large number of shops and restaurants.
Capitola Historical Museum
Museum displaying photographs and artifacts from Capitola's history.
Museum grounds include a reconstructed historic beach cottage and wash house.
Located nest to Capitola City Hall at 410 Capitola Avenue in Capitola.
New Brighton State Beach
Beach state park situated near a Monterey Pine and Live Oak forest.
Activities include picnics, swimming, fishing.
The park's "Pacific Migration Visitors Center"
is open in the Spring and Summer.
Located at 1500 Park Avenue in Capitola
(take the New Brighton-Park AVenue exit off of Highway One).
Capitola Wharf
855 foot wooden pier with facilities that include
fish cleaning stations, restrooms, benches, night lights,
the
Wharf House Restaurant, and the
Capitola Boat and Bait Shop.
The pier was rebuilt in the 1980's after the former pier was
nearly destroyed by a storm.
See also the
Capitola Wharf Picture
at Wikimedia.
Capitola Mall Shopping Center
Large shopping center at ? in Capitola that first opened in 1977.
The mall was expanded in the late 1980's to make room for
4 department stores and about 100 shops and restaurants.
Anchor stores include Kohl's Macy's, Sears, and Target.
Former department stores in the mall included
JC Penny, Mervyns, and Gottschalks.
The Capitola Mall is Located at 1855 41st Avenue in Capitola.
Shops and Services in Capitola
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Capitola Beach Company Surf Lessons, Rentals, Shop
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Free to Ride Surf Shop
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Rainbow City Limit (kites, whirly gigs, beach gear)
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She Sells Seashells and More
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Sweet Asylum Boutique
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Capitola-Soquel Chamber Retail Sho9ps Directory
Capitola Travel Guide
Santa Cruz County Travel Guide
Central Coast of California
Northern California Travel Guide