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County Park Friends We are YOUR County Park Friends. We build parks, connect people to programs and engage our community. DID YOU KNOW? Let's talk.

OUR VISION
Access, Inclusion and Partnership Activate the Power of our Parks. We are here to support YOUR health, wellness and joy in the places we all own. We support more than 2000 acres of Santa Cruz County Parks, Beaches and Trails

CONTACT US! How can Parks and the Outdoors support YOU and YOUR community?

✨🪏we build & improve parks🪏✨After all the hard work, we celebrate 🎉 When we design public spaces for everyone, everyone...
08/26/2026

✨🪏we build & improve parks🪏✨
After all the hard work, we celebrate 🎉
When we design public spaces for everyone, everyone benefits. ✨✨

Thanks to our 1500+ donors, lead community volunteer Dan Haifley , project spark Yvette Lopez Brooks , our partners at City of Capitola - staff and Council-members, our regional elected supporters Assemblymember Dawn Addis Assemblymember Gail Pellerin Jimmy Panetta For Congress Supervisor Manu Koenig Kim De Serpa and so many more.

We did it!!! Treasure Cove at Jade Street Park is officially open for Play! We are beyond grateful to the 1500+ donors w...
08/26/2026

We did it!!! Treasure Cove at Jade Street Park is officially open for Play! We are beyond grateful to the 1500+ donors who helped us raise $1M to donate towards this amazing effort.
Together we can ensure “PLAY for ALL”👏👏👏

We are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of Treasure Cove Universally Accessible Playground, scheduled for August 25...
07/29/2026

We are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of Treasure Cove Universally Accessible Playground, scheduled for August 25th at 12:00pm!

County Park Friends wishes to thank every donor, supporter and volunteer who helped raise $1M to create this beautiful space where everyone belongs.

Let’s Play!!
City of Capitola Capitola Recreation

Thank you to our partners from MILPA Collective and Pájaro Valley Climate Action who joined County Park Friends for a t...
06/29/2026

Thank you to our partners from MILPA Collective and Pájaro Valley Climate Action who joined County Park Friends for a tour hosted by the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County‘s at their beautiful Community Harvest Gateway location near Pajaro Valley High School.

We’ve loved partnering with the Land Trust to help engage community, activate the space, and invite partners out to tour and learn.

Would your organization like to join us for a tour? You’re invited to imagine how Community Harvest Gateway may support your programs and community!

Contact [email protected] for more

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Redwood Inclusive Campout at Henry Cowell State Park!This is how we care for...
06/29/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Redwood Inclusive Campout at Henry Cowell State Park!

This is how we care for each other - we connect all people to nature, we engage our community and we build our share future together.

Huge thanks to partners Santa Cruz County Parks and Office of Community Involvement for your FamCamp and FriendsCamp programs.

Eternal gratitude to our sponsors , Community Foundation Santa Cruz County and California State Parks Outdoor Equity Program grant program. ✨✨🌲✨✨🌲

Thank you to everyone to came out to help create the Master Plan designs for Valle Del Pajaro County Park! We are eterna...
06/25/2026

Thank you to everyone to came out to help create the Master Plan designs for Valle Del Pajaro County Park!

We are eternally grateful to Santa Cruz METRO for helping transport participants such as youth leaders from MILPA Collective 👏 Santa Cruz County Parks continues to lead by centering community to drive their work and Watsonville Wetlands Watch for providing native plants and fruit trees as a thank you to participants.

During a time of tight budgets and hard decisions, we are so proud to be part of this bright light, caring for each other right here at home.

Treasure Cove Grand Opening PostponedThe City of Capitola regrets to announce that the Community Center and Treasure Cov...
06/13/2026

Treasure Cove Grand Opening Postponed

The City of Capitola regrets to announce that the Community Center and Treasure Cove Playground grand opening, originally scheduled for June 17, has been postponed due to construction delays. They are currently targeting mid-August for the event.

Stay tuned for more information!
City of Capitola Capitola Recreation

Save the date for the Grand Opening! We are so proud to see the beautiful Treasure Cove Universally Accessible Playgroun...
05/27/2026

Save the date for the Grand Opening! We are so proud to see the beautiful Treasure Cove Universally Accessible Playground at Jade Street Park become reality.

Huge thanks to more than 1500 donors who helped raise $1 million in private funds! Congratulations to the for prioritizing “Play for All.”

This project is one of 10 major park improvements County Park Friends has been proud to champion since our start in 2019!

🌳We engage our community 🌳 Thanks for joining the 2nd of 4 community workshops with to design the new Valle Del Pajaro ...
05/03/2026

🌳We engage our community 🌳
Thanks for joining the 2nd of 4 community workshops with to design the new Valle Del Pajaro County Park! Young and old!
Thanks for - the first 50 participants took home a beautiful native plant.
See you next time!

Thank you, Mariah Roberts, for presenting on behalf of County Park Friends at the Children’s Network Cabinet meeting! We...
04/20/2026

Thank you, Mariah Roberts, for presenting on behalf of County Park Friends at the Children’s Network Cabinet meeting! We appreciate you sharing your insights and connecting with the community.



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870 17th Avenue STE 2
Santa Cruz, CA
95062

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+18314606902

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