Paradise ParkCalifornia
Paradise Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. Paradise Park sits at an elevation of 92 feet (28 m).
Intro: Wikipedia
About Paradise Park
Paradise Park is a small unincorporated community in western California.
Officially, Paradise Park is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.28 square miles.
What Makes Paradise Park Unique
- The only place in America named Paradise Park — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.28 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Santa Cruz (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Paradise Park
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Paradise Park
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House · Attraction
- Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Paradise Park
- San Lorenzo River Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS) · Garden reviews ★
- Cave Gulch/Wilder Natural Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Coastal Prairie Conservation Easement Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- East Slope Natural Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Family Student Housing Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Kresge Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Lower Moore Creek Natural Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Oakes Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Paradise Park Picnic Grounds reviews ★
- Pogonip Open Space Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.