The Rancho del Oso Nature and History Center,  is located on the south side of the Waddell Creek Bridge, 17 miles north of Santa Cruz, at 3600 Highway 1 in Davenport.

The Rancho del Oso Welcome Center is located on the north side of the Waddell Creek Bridge, ¼ mile inland from the yellow gate across from Waddell State Beach parking lot.

For more information, please call (831) 425-3758 or email ranchodeloso@ports-ca.us. Events made possible by California State Parks Volunteers and Waddell Creek Association.

 

Special Events

Hulda Hoover McLean Appreciation Day

August 9, 10am - 4pm

A celebration of the naturalist, writer, artist, teacher, and civic leader whose former home has been the Rancho del Oso Nature & History Center for 40 years
Guest speaker Diane West-Bourke: Natural Hisotry Education, First Naturalist Interpreter at Rancho del Oso and a close collaborator with Hulda
Interpretive guided hike
Watercolor workshop- Pre-register here
Nature journaling- Pre-register here