Santa Cruz’s ‘castle in the sand’ remembered through Seabright Beach interpretive project

by Toby Roca, Bay City News August 10, 2023August 7, 2023

Scholl Marr Castle appears in a photo taken during the mid-20th century in an image from video. Constructed in 1929, the castle was a popular tourist attraction at Seabright State Beach until it was lost to fire in 1967. New interpretive signs at the beach will introduce visitors to the castle's history. (Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History/YouTube)

A new gate and bilingual interpretive signs will soon transport back in time visitors of the Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz, a local nonprofit announced.

The Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks said installations will be publicly unveiled Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. with a short program at the main Seabright State Beach entrance at Mott Avenue and East Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz.

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