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I hiked to a magical sea cave an hour outside SF and want to live there forever
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Santa Cruz s Wilder Ranch State Park is home to Fern Grotto Beach, named after a sea cave is carved into the beach’s sandstone cliffs, just below an underground spring that waters a majestic curtain of emerald ferns hanging above its entrance.Liz Celeste/Special to SFGATEShow MoreShow Less
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Here s the path down to Fern Grotto Beach.Liz Celeste/Special to SFGATEShow MoreShow Less
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Fern Grotto features a white sand beach that has plenty of room and it s shielded from the wind.Liz Celeste/Special to SFGATEShow MoreShow Less