Watching Spring Unfold at Quail Hollow Ranch Park | Photography
Enjoying watching spring unfold in the Santa Cruz Mountains on an inspiring hike at Quail Hollow Ranch County Park in Felton.
Pacific Hound’s-Tongue, Bush monkey-flower, Brittleleaf manzanita
This 300-acre historic horse ranch and nature preserve is a gem of the Santa Cruz County parks system. The park is home to 15 unique habitats — ranging from a pond and riparian ecosystems to chaparral, mixed evergreen forests, redwoods, and the rare Santa Cruz sandhills — along with 4.5 miles of hiking and equestrian trails, a picnic area, ranch house, and a vista point. It’s also ecologically significant, housing several rare and endemic species found nowhere else on Earth, including the endangered Ben Lomond spine flower and the threatened Silver-leafed manzanita.
Quail Hollow Ranch County Park is located at 800 Quail Hollow Road in Felton, in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The park is open from sunrise to sunset daily.
Featured photo: Dendromecon Tree poppy. Photos by Julie Horner.
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