State beach in Santa Cruz County, California, United States
Manresa State Beach is a state-protected beach on Monterey Bay in La Selva Beach, California near Watsonville in Santa Cruz County. Manresa State Beach has two different State owned and operated facilities associated with it: Manresa Main State Beach, and Manresa Uplands State Beach and Campground. The campground is tent only, hosting 60 sites.[1]
It is operated by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The 138-acre (56 ha) site was established as a California State Beach in 1948.[2]
Manresa Main State Beach hosts the junior lifeguard program which teaching lifesaving, fitness and water safety to children.

See also
- List of beaches in California
- List of California state parks
- Manresa, a city in the region of Catalonia, Spain
References
- ↑ "Manresa State Beach". www.parks.ca.gov. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
- ↑ "California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10" (PDF). California State Parks: 30. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
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External links
Media related to Manresa State Beach at Wikimedia Commons- California State Parks: Manresa State Beach website
- Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: Manresa State Park
