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The Castro Adobe is one of the last, yet finest, rancho haciendas in the Monterey area. It stands hidden like a secret time portal back into the Rancho era of the Pajaro Valley. Soon to be our next State Park, it's currently closed—most of the time. Take advantage of it being open to the public during the upcoming Open House Days. Better yet, this year each day will be themed!
Today is Romance on the Rancho Day. Learn about attitudes toward intermarriage, courtship rituals and domestic life on the Rancho. Bring your honey to sip traditional hot chocolate and try homemade tortillas cooked on the bracero, or traditional stove, in the newly restored cocina, or kitchen. Or just show up and possibly find your dulcita! Tour the adobe and feel the romantic charm that bathed the Gold Rush era in California in this enchanting domicile that is being lovingly restored by Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks. Watch the video:
Castro Adobe State Historic Park, 184 Old Adobe Rd, Watsonville. 11am-3pm Sat. Free. Map of the Castro Adobe area.
Directions: To get to the Castro Adobe from Santa Cruz, take Highway 1 to the Buena Vista Exit. Turn left at the bottom of the ramp to cross under the highway. Turn left onto Larkin Valley Road but immediately veer right onto Old Adobe Road. The park is about a mile up the road on the right.
Photo by Hilltromper
