★ Spotlight 2027
Scotts Valley
Skypark
Scotts Valley sits among redwood hills just over the grade from Santa Cruz, with a compact center built around a big green park. Independent taprooms, a family bakery and a Cambodian kitchen give a day here an easygoing, small-town rhythm.
A Mount Hermon Road Day
- Start with espresso and pastries at La Placa Family Bakery.
- Settle in for lunch or dinner on the patio at Jia Tellas Cambodian Cuisine.
- Finish with a pint in the beer garden at Steel Bonnet Brewing, just down Victor Square.
Eat & Drink
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Cruise Coffee Company
A friendly coffee, tea and sweets spot in the Kings Village center, open from early morning with a second drive-through window on Mount Hermon Road for quick pickups.
246 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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Heavenly Roadside Cafe
A longtime roadside breakfast and lunch stop known for crab cake benedict, loaded potatoes and a hefty burger, served daily in a cozy, casual room along the road toward the mountains.
- Family-friendly
1210 Mt. Hermon Road, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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Jia Tellas Cambodian Cuisine
A Cambodian restaurant with a roomy outdoor patio, serving flavorful curries, noodles and grilled plates, flanked by two sibling bars for a relaxed evening of food and drinks.
- Outdoor seating
18 Victor Square, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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La Placa Family Bakery
A family bakery and Italian kitchen in the Graham Plaza center, pairing espresso and pastries with crepes, rustic pizzas and Sicilian salads from morning into the evening.
- Family-friendly
219 Mt. Hermon Road, Suite F, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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Laughing Monk Brewing & Gastropub (Scotts Valley)
A brewpub in the Hangar complex with award-winning house beers, a full food menu, heated outdoor areas with fire pits and a large event space, plus live music.
- Outdoor seating
- Live music
262 Mount Hermon Road, Unit 103, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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Malone's Grille
A neighborhood grill with a history dating to 1980, serving burgers, comfort plates and cocktails for dinners and casual get-togethers in a warm, sports-bar-meets-bistro setting.
- Reservations recommended
4402 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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Steel Bonnet Brewing Company
A small family-run nano brewery pouring English and Scottish style ales in a relaxed taproom and beer garden, with rotating food trucks, trivia nights and live music on the calendar.
- Live music
- Outdoor seating
- Family-friendly
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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Shops & Local Makers
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Scotts Valley Farmers Market
A Saturday morning market with local growers, prepared foods and seasonal events, run by a county farmers market nonprofit and now set in the Graham Plaza lot on Mount Hermon Road.
- Family-friendly
- Seasonal
- Free
219 Mt Hermon Road (Graham Plaza upper parking lot), Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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Parks, Beaches & Outdoors
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Glenwood Open Space Preserve
Roughly six miles of trail climb through meadows and oak woodland on the town edge, with wildflowers in spring, quiet hiking, mountain biking on the west side and horseback riding on the east.
- Free
- Bike-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Seasonal
560 Glenwood Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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Skypark
The big grassy heart of town, with a rebuilt big-kid playground, tennis, basketball and bocce courts, soccer fields, a skate park, a pump track and separate large and small dog parks.
- Family-friendly
- Free
- Dog-friendly
- Bike-friendly
361 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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Landmarks & Local Highlights
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Hiram D. Scott House
An 1853 farmhouse restored and set in MacDorsa Park beside City Hall, a National Register landmark that anchors the town's origin story, with picnic lawn, gazebo and playground close by.
Local tip: Open house tours run the fourth Saturday of the month, June through September, or by appointment.
- Free
- Family-friendly
- Seasonal
1 Civic Center Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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Spotlight 2027 edition. Places are checked against their own websites, most recently in November 2026. Hours and seasons change, so check before you go. Every business listed is locally owned.
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