BONNY DOON BEACH

From: richard@West.Sun.COM (Richard M. Mathews)

  BONNY DOON BEACH, a little farther south, is one of the nicest spots if
  the coastal weather is clear.  Even on cool days, the horseshoe-shaped
  cliffs overlooking the beach offer protection from the wind and double
  as a sun-reflector.  Strong currents and waves make swimming a dangerous
  activity.  It is just south of the village of Davenport on Highway 1,
  about 10 miles northwest of Santa Cruz.  Go south on Hwy 17 to Santa
  Cruz and head northwest on 1, or take 84 to San Gregorio and head south
  on 1.  Either way is about 55 miles from Palo Alto.  Try to avoid 17 to
  S.Cruz at the "weekend rush hours" of Bay Area folks heading for a day
  at Santa Cruz...the traffic can get extremely clogged over the hills.
  Anyway, Bonny Doon beach is just where the road to Bonnie Doon (a small
  settlement in the foothills) intersects Hwy. 1, a mile south of Davenport,
  at milepost 27.6.  There are a few turnoffs for parking along Hwy 1.  Then
  you have to walk over the railroad tracks and down to the beach.  The
  main CO area is the northern cove.  Most *everybody* will be nude, and
  there is a sense that there are a lot of regulars there who know each
  other.  The nude part of the beach is clean and well-taken-care-of (the
  main part of the beach had a bunch of bottles and trash).  There is a
  very relaxed atmosphere, seemingly very welcoming.  Note that there are
  no rest rooms or outhouses, not even a large bush.  Also, don't sit too
  close to the cliffs -- they drop rocks more often than you might guess.
  	[Original from Neil E. Midkiff <midkiff@netcom.com>]