Santa Cruz beach for sale at $35 million

It might be too cold to go to the beach today, but you can still buy one. There’s a beach for sale in Santa Cruz county.

The ‘Red, White and Blue beach’ — as it’s known — is a sight to behold, but very few people actually get to see it.

To get there from Highway 1, you have to cross 175 acres of private farmland.

The land trust of Santa Cruz county would like to buy it for public access, but private developers may be interested too.

“It’s the last private beach in the county. And no matter how many beaches we have, the public wants greater access because they love the beach — they love to surf,” says Executive Director of Land Trust of Santa Cruz County Stephen Slade.”The ocean and the beach is something i feel that everyone should be able to access. It’s America and people have rights.”

The asking price is $35 million. The land trust has offered roughly half that much. But the land trust is worried it could be acquired by a private investor for whom public access is simply not a priority.