ACE California is based in Santa Cruz, which is perhaps best described as Flagstaff with a beach. On the coastline of the largest marine wildlife refuge in the USA and nestled at the base of the ancient Redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains, this city of 60,000, like Flagstaff, offers a huge range of outdoor recreational activities.
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Getting to Santa Cruz
Less than two hours by bus South of San Francisco, Santa Cruz is easy to reach. Dependable busses depart for San Francisco every hour for $10 as well as regularly to Monterey and other coastal cities and parks. Yosemite, LakeTahoe, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks are less than 4 hours by car.
Housing
Accommodations are provided on off days in dormitory style, bunkbed housing, in tents set up outside buildings with common kitchen, living room and bathroom area in the Santa Cruz Hostel.
Recreation
Snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing, sea kayaking, mountain biking, San Francisco, Big Sur Coast, rock climbing, beaches.
