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Buzzards Roost in Big Basin Redwoods State Park.

Above the Fog at Buzzards Roost

October 19, 2026October 19, 2026 slvpost.combigbasin, buzzardsroost, santacruzmountains

Remember the view from Buzzards Roost? This trail is still closed as Big Basin recovers from the 2020 CZU fire, but we can’t wait to see it again. The hike starts near park headquarters and follows routes like the Pine Mountain Trail for a roughly 4.6- to 5-mile round trip, gaining about 1,200 feet along the way. It’s a steady… Read More

Real Estate Tourism

Nobody Wants to Visit Santa Cruz County? Not So Fast.

October 19, 2026October 19, 2026 slvpost.comboardwalk, realestate, santacruz, SantaCruzCounty

By MaryBeth McLaughlin In real estate, we like to say it’s all about location. But every location has a backstory, and in Santa Cruz County that backstory often explains why things are the way they are today: why a parking lot sits where it does, why so much of our redwood land is protected, why a university sits on a… Read More

Pedestrian safety town hall with Supervisor Monica Martinez

Government Infrastructure

Felton Sidewalk Project: Caltrans Town Hall Set for October 22 at SLV High

October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 slvpost.com

Residents who want to learn more about the pedestrian safety work underway in Felton will get a chance to hear directly from Caltrans this week. Santa Cruz County 5th District Supervisor Monica Martinez is hosting a town hall on Thursday, October 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at San Lorenzo Valley High School (7105 Highway 9, Felton).… Read More

Business Valley People

Welcome, Amir! Round Table Pizza Opens in Boulder Creek

October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 slvpost.com

Boulder Creek has a new place to gather around a pie. Round Table Pizza has opened at 13200 Highway 9 (Central Avenue), in the Burl Building. And owner Amir Sadat is eager to meet his new neighbors. Amir is no stranger to the San Lorenzo Valley. He already owns the popular Round Table in the Felton Fair Shopping Center, and… Read More

Events

What’s Happening This Weekend: Thursday October 15 – Sunday October 18

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026 slvpost.com

Here’s the Santa Cruz County & Santa Cruz Mountains Weekend Roundup, Thursday, October 15 through Sunday, October 18! Live Music • Harvest Festivals • Halloween Fun • Open Studios Art Tour • Film & Comedy Fests • Wine Passport Days. Listings are organized by day, then by town. Enjoy! 🎃🎶🍂 ~ ALL WEEKEND ~ — SCOTTS VALLEY — 🎃 Pumpkin… Read More

Commentary

No on Proposition 44: It Would Put Santa Cruz County’s Health Care Safety Net at Risk

October 13, 2026October 13, 2026 slvpost.com

Commentary by Anita Aguirre, CEO at Santa Cruz Community Health Every day, community health centers make sure people can see a doctor, manage a chronic illness, receive behavioral health support, and get preventive care before a health problem becomes a crisis. In Santa Cruz County, that care is not an abstraction. It is a lifeline for nearly 14,000 patients served… Read More

Art Exhibitions

Open Studios Art Tours: Final Weekend Oct 17-18

October 12, 2026October 19, 2026 slvpost.com

More than 350 artists open their doors countywide For three weekends each October, the art of Santa Cruz County steps out of the gallery and back into the creative space where it was made. The Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art Tour returned Oct. 3 & 4 in South County, Oct. 10 & 11 in North County bringing visitors into… Read More

Halloween events Santa Cruz County San Lorenzo Valley 2026

Calendar Events Halloween Local News

Halloween & Harvest Events October 2026

October 12, 2026October 18, 2026 slvpost.com

~ ONGOING ~ U-Pick ’Em Pumpkins 📍 Rodoni FarmsDaily through October 31 | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm4444 Hwy. 1, Davenport (two miles south) | Rain or shine | Corn mazeInfo: rodonifarms.com 🎬 Boardwalk Fright Flicks 📍 Santa Cruz Beach BoardwalkWednesdays, October 14, 21 & 28 | Doors 7:30 pm400 Beach St., Santa Cruz | $18 (includes one hosted drink… Read More

Boulder Creek Halloween History

A Children’s Parade in Historic Boulder Creek

October 12, 2026October 16, 2026 slvpost.com

Costumed children march in a parade along a Boulder Creek street in this undated photograph from the Santa Cruz Public Libraries local history collection. Behind them, a barber shop sign, a parked sedan and a fire truck provide a glimpse of the town as it looked on a day whose details are unclear. The library identifies the image as a… Read More

Halloween History Local News

Halloween: A Look at How the San Lorenzo Valley Built Its Month-long Traditions

October 11, 2026October 15, 2026 slvpost.com

By Mary Andersen Sometime in the late 1890s, the boys of Boulder Creek got a cow onto the roof of Firemen’s Hall. Old Firemen’s Hall in 2001 (Santa Cruz Public Libraries) We know this because in May 1968, the Boulder Creek Historical Society sat down in the Recreation Annex with three longtime residents — Tom Hunt, Karm West and Vince Locatelli… Read More