Santa Cruz, California, United States · public cameras
Live cameras in Santa Cruz, CA
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132 public cameras within 30 km of Santa Cruz, CA 28 with live video, 100 traffic cameras. Nearest: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, under 1 km N.
Traffic cameras, highway cams and public webcams around Santa Cruz, CA, closest first. Open any camera to watch it live on the map.
- Cameras within 30 km
- 132
- Live video
- 28 21%; the rest refresh as still images
- Traffic & highway
- 100
- Weather & scenic
- 10
- Camera operators
- 9
- Nearest camera
- < 1 km N Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Live cams in Santa Cruz, CA
GodsView indexes 132 public cameras within 30 km of central Santa Cruz, California, United States: 100 traffic & highway, 19 wildfire & volcano, 6 river & coast, 4 weather & scenic, 3 city & other. 28 stream live video; the others are still images that the operator refreshes every few seconds to few minutes.
37 cameras are within 10 km of the centre, 36 between 10 and 20 km and 59 between 20 and 30 km. The closest is Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz, under 1 km N of the centre; the closest live video feed is SR-1 : Ocean Street, 2 km NNE.
The biggest source here is caltrans with 38 cameras, followed by windy (36), opentrafficcam (25), alertcalifornia (19). Across United States there are 107,616 cameras, so Santa Cruz, CA has 0% of the national total.
| Camera | Kind | Provider | Feed | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Basin Redwoods State Park | Weather & scenic | phenocam | Still image | < 1 km N |
| USGS CoastCam - Santa Cruz Main Beach | River & coast | small cams 2 | Still image | 1 km SSE |
| USGS CoastCam - Santa Cruz Cowells | City & other | small cams 2 | Still image | 1 km SSE |
| Dream Inn | Wildfire & volcano | alertcalifornia | Still image | 2 km SSE |
| Santa Cruz: Downtown › East: Main Beach | River & coast | windy | Still image | 2 km SSE |
| SR-1 : Ocean Street | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 2 km NNE |
| Santa Cruz: Eastside › South: SR-1 : Ocean Street | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| SR-1 : Ocean Street | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| Santa Cruz › South: Cowell Beach | River & coast | windy | Still image | 2 km SSE |
| Santa Cruz Wharf at Santa Cruz, CA | City & other | webcoos | Live video | 2 km SE |
| SR-1 : Emeline Avenue | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 2 km NNE |
| Santa Cruz: Eastside › North: SR-1 : Emeline Avenue | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| SR-1 : Emeline Avenue | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| SR-17 : Fishhook | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 2 km NNE |
| SR-17 : Fishhook | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| Santa Cruz: Eastside › North: SR-17 : Fishhook | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| SR-1 : West of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 3 km NE |
| Santa Cruz: Eastside › North: SR-1 : West of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 3 km NE |
| SR-1 : West of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 3 km NE |
| Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, CA | City & other | webcoos | Live video | 3 km ESE |
| SR-1 : East of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 3 km ENE |
| Santa Cruz: East Morrissey › North: SR-1 : East of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 3 km ENE |
| SR-1 : East of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 3 km ENE |
| SR-1 : Soquel Ave | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 4 km ENE |
| Santa Cruz: Eastside › North: SR-1 : Soquel Ave | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 4 km ENE |
| SR-1 : Soquel Ave | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 4 km ENE |
| SR-1 : 41st Avenue | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 6 km E |
| Soquel › South: SR-1 : 41st Avenue | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 6 km E |
| SR-1 : 41st Avenue | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 6 km E |
| SR-1 : 41st Ave Southbound Onramp | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 6 km E |
| Capitola › South: SR-1 : 41st Ave Southbound Onramp | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 6 km E |
| SR-1 : 41st Ave Southbound Onramp | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 6 km E |
| SR-1 : Bay Ave / Porter St | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 7 km E |
| Capitola › North: SR-1 : Bay Ave - Porter St | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 7 km E |
| SR-1 : Bay Ave / Porter St | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 7 km E |
| TVA53 -- SR-17 : Just South Of Granite Creek Overcross | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 8 km N |
| SR-1 : Park Ave | Traffic & highway | California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) | Still image | 9 km E |
| Scotts Valley › South | Weather & scenic | windy | Still image | 13 km N |
| Scotts Valley › South | Weather & scenic | windy | Still image | 13 km N |
| SR-1 : Rio Del Mar Blvd | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 13 km E |
The 40 closest of 132. Open the live map to browse them all.
Traffic cameras in Santa Cruz, CA
100 traffic and highway cameras cover roads within 30 km, 26 of them with live video. The most-covered roads are SR-1 (65), SR-17 (31), SR-129 (6), Hwy 17 (4), SR-152 (3).
Road cameras are run by transport agencies for traffic management; they show congestion, crashes and road conditions such as snow, but agencies may turn a camera away or blank it during incidents.
| Camera | Kind | Provider | Feed | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR-1 : Ocean Street | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 2 km NNE |
| Santa Cruz: Eastside › South: SR-1 : Ocean Street | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| SR-1 : Ocean Street | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| SR-1 : Emeline Avenue | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 2 km NNE |
| Santa Cruz: Eastside › North: SR-1 : Emeline Avenue | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| SR-1 : Emeline Avenue | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| SR-17 : Fishhook | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 2 km NNE |
| SR-17 : Fishhook | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| Santa Cruz: Eastside › North: SR-17 : Fishhook | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 2 km NNE |
| SR-1 : West of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 3 km NE |
| Santa Cruz: Eastside › North: SR-1 : West of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 3 km NE |
| SR-1 : West of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 3 km NE |
| SR-1 : East of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | opentrafficcam | Live video | 3 km ENE |
| Santa Cruz: East Morrissey › North: SR-1 : East of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 3 km ENE |
| SR-1 : East of Morrissey Blvd | Traffic & highway | caltrans | Still image | 3 km ENE |
Webcams around Santa Cruz, CA: weather, skyline and landmarks
32 webcams that are not road cameras: 19 wildfire & volcano, 6 river & coast, 4 weather & scenic, 3 city & other. 19 watch for wildfire or volcanic activity. Weather and skyline webcams are the quickest way to check conditions right now before heading out.
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park Weather & scenic, phenocam, < 1 km N
- USGS CoastCam - Santa Cruz Main Beach River & coast, small cams 2, 1 km SSE
- USGS CoastCam - Santa Cruz Cowells City & other, small cams 2, 1 km SSE
- Dream Inn Wildfire & volcano, alertcalifornia, 2 km SSE
- Santa Cruz: Downtown › East: Main Beach River & coast, windy, 2 km SSE
- Santa Cruz › South: Cowell Beach River & coast, windy, 2 km SSE
- Santa Cruz Wharf at Santa Cruz, CA City & other, webcoos, 2 km SE
- Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, CA City & other, webcoos, 3 km ESE
- Scotts Valley › South Weather & scenic, windy, 13 km N
- Scotts Valley › South Weather & scenic, windy, 13 km N
- Scotts Valley Wildfire & volcano, alertcalifornia, 13 km N
- La Selva Beach › North: SR-1 : South of Mar Monte Ave River & coast, windy, 17 km E
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About these cameras
Every camera here is published openly by its operator: transport departments, 511 traveller services, tourism boards, weather networks and webcam hosts. GodsView lists them and opens the feed from the operator inside the app; it does not record or store footage.
Feeds go offline for maintenance, at night, or when an operator restricts them during incidents. If a camera is dark, try the next closest one.
Counted within 30 km of the city centre (36.974, -122.031). Camera kinds are inferred from the operator and camera name.
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Data: Public camera operators (state DOTs, 511 services, national road agencies, webcam networks) via the Argus open camera index, GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).