A small city, with a population of approximately 12,000, is in the upland slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The location is 30 miles south of downtown San Jose and 6 miles north of Monterey Bay. Conveniently located off of Highway 17, connecting San Jose with Santa Cruz, it is a perfect spot to live …….close to the beach and a short distance to work in Silicon Valley or San Jose.
Scotts Valley is surrounded by redwood forests. It’s close to Henry Cowell State Park, Big Basin State Park and Roaring Camp Railroads.
The town has to a large municipal skateboard park, a very special dog park, a 9 hole golf course, fishing. There are 6 beautiful parks, three soccer fields, and 4 tennis courts. The city also operates a Community Center and a Senior Center. Plans are in the working for a Town Center in the near future
