Covered Bridge Park

"Best Playground Backdrop"

Located practically next door to Roaring Camp Railroads, we've made a habit of stopping here on our way home from Day Out With Thomas to unwind and get any last bursts of energy out before driving home.  Named for the wooden covered bridge which provides an amazing and unusual backdrop for the place, this bridge was once Felton's only road link with Santa Cruz.  It remained in use until the 1930's when a concrete span was built to carry Graham Hill road across the San Lorenzo River.

Today the bridge is the biggest curiousity in the Covered Bridge Park. My kids enjoyed chasing each other around in it and experimenting with the structure's "echo factor."  Other amenities in the park include a cool playground complete with a rock climbing mountain, swings (including what my daughter deemed the "couch swing")  and a play structure that had a bridge, big and small slides and a sort of zip line across it.   There are plenty of picnic tables as well as lots of space to spread  a blanket out on the grass and enjoy.