Santa Cruz Harbor (South Harbor) Boat Ramp
Santa Cruz Harbor (South Harbor) Boat Ramp is a public access point in Santa Cruz County, California, providing access to Monterey Bay. It sits within the Monterey Bay watershed.
Sourced from California Department of Parks and Recreation . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Monterey Bay
We track 4 public boat ramps on Monterey Bay, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Santa Cruz Harbor (South Harbor) Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Woodward Marine 16 mi away
- Breakwater Cove Marina 25 mi away
- Monterey Harbor and Marina 26 mi away
Other boat ramps in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County tracks 3 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Monterey Bay. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Santa Cruz Harbor (South Harbor) Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Santa Cruz Harbor (South Harbor) Monterey Bay less than 0.1 mi away
- Loch Lomond Recreation Area Loch Lomond Reservoir 11 mi away
- Pinto Lake (City of Watsonville) Pinto Lake 13 mi away