I live by downtown Santa Cruz and I'm actually sitting in a coffee shop in the area right now. Spots are pretty spread out around here, but there's some gems. Santa Cruz High has some chunky ledges, a long manny pad, and some other fun little things. Depot Park is a crazy prefab BMX park, but there's some slappy curbs and little banks that I skate all the time. Down the street from that and closer to the Boardwalk there's some other fun low key spots. I also just went to Felt Street Park for the first time and it's a tiny skate park that's super fun if it's not crowded.