Pleasure Point

During the Prohibition of the 1930's, Pleasure Point became the main entry point of smugglers and rum runners. A number of speakeasies and houses of ill repute, spawned by the rum running trade, soon became established and at that time the area became known as Pleasure Point.

Today, Pleasure Point is very much a part of the Santa Cruz surfing scene. It's a classic point break with several surf spots. These surf areas are locally known as Sewer Peak (where an old sewer outfall used to be), First Peak, O'Neill's (by Jack O'Neill's house), The Hook, and several others all the way down to Capitola.

Pleasure Point

Directions:

• In Capitola from Hwy. 1 take the 41st Street exit towards the ocean.
• Follow 41st Street all the way down until it deadends into a parking lot on the bluff above the ocean.