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Henry Cowell Redwoods: Why You Should Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Every summer I like to do at least one camping trip. Over the years I’ve fallen in love with two California State Parks: Henry Cowell Redwoods and New Brighten Beach. If you’ve never been to Santa Cruz county, I highly recommend it. Both parks offer beautiful views–Henry Cowell is in the redwood forests of Felton and New Brighten Beach is along the coast in Capitola. Aside from the views, I really like that you’re never really roughing it–both campgrounds have running water, restrooms and coin-operated showers. They’re also not far from civilization if you forget to pack something. This year I camped at Henry Cowell. Usually my camping trips happen during the 4th…