Past Field Trip to Waddell Beach with Dan Antonaccio

Date and time: Sunday, August 9, 2026 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Leader and affiliation: Dan Antonaccio, Field Trip Coordinator CNPS Santa Cruz Chapter

Trip description: 

Dan Antonaccio was guide of this exploration of the psammophytes (sand-loving plants) around Waddell Beach. The group explored the beach with plans to cross over into Rancho del Oso (Big Basin Redwoods State Park) and check out the Marsh Loop Trail through Waddell Marsh and the Hoover Loop trail with its lovely views of the coast and recovering Monterey pine forest.