Antonelli Pond — Attraction in Santa Cruz

Antonelli Pond is right across from Natural Bridges and way less crowded. There's a couple paths very easy hiking, good for small children. Lots of spots to see frogs if your stealthy! You can fish there. I know there's a fishing platform and you can cast from the shore. I don't remember if row,paddle boats/ canoes are ok... I'd check first. There's a messages board with a map and info at the"main" entrance. Trash cans, too! No public restrooms but Natural Bridges is right there and they...

Great place for birding. Ruddy ducks, mergansers, pied-billed grebes, herons, egrets, red tailed hawks, warblers, kinglets, blackbirds and of course the ever hilarious and awkward coots. If you're brave walk across the tracks at the back and watch your step to come around the other side. Free parking...

We saw some waterfowl. Could not walk all the way around the pond as there was no path at the far end (by the...