This site, north of Santa Cruz, is just north of Wilder Ranch State Park’s main entrance. Park along Highway 1 at 2101 Coast Road, which is between the entrance to the Wilder Ranch State Park and Dimeo Lane. There is a small frontage road where you can park off the highway on the coast side. Be certain to park with enough room for any farm vehicles to still get by. Walk toward the ocean on the dirt road, crossing the railroad tracts and the fields until you reach the edge of the cliff. DO NOT drive on the dirt road; it is used by the farmers and is often muddy and easy to get mired down in. Once the edge of the cliff is reached, go to the right (west) along the dirt road until you come to the top of Strawberry Cove. Walk down a well-worn trail to Strawberry Cove Beach. Turn right, cross a large sand-scoured rock and a small sandy cove, and climb up on the narrow, sloping platform that is bare at the top. The platform has a large mussel bed in the middle and a small surfgrass bed near the bottom.