Santa Cruz live camera – SR-1 at State Park Drive, Aptos traffic

Offline since Oct 7, 05:55 UTC Live video Traffic and highway · Official source · What camera types mean

Source: Caltrans · Camera: Caltrans District 5 · U.S. public domain
Local time—America/Los Angeles
Day or night—Sunrise and sunset
StatusOfflineOut of service (Caltrans list)
Working, last 7 days100 %Last checked 27 h ago

What the Santa Cruz live camera shows

This Santa Cruz live camera shows traffic on SR-1 at State Park Drive, Aptos in Santa Cruz. Caltrans District 5 operates it for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), an official source. It sends live video: press Play and you watch it as it happens, straight from Caltrans District 5. Drivers use it to see traffic, weather and the road surface before a trip.

Camera details

Camera ID
d5-72
Operator
Caltrans District 5
Route
SR-1
Postmile
10.76
Milepost
353.16
Direction
South
District
5
County
Santa Cruz
Nearby place
Aptos
Video stream listed by the provider
Yes
In service
No
Elevation
160 m / 525 ft
Video format
Live video (HLS stream from the provider)
Position
Exact (from the provider)
Licence
U.S. public domain
Data source
Caltrans CWWP2 (California)
Last checked
Oct 7, 05:55 UTC (27 h ago)
Working, last 7 days
100 % of checks

From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.

Live camera in Santa Cruz, United States

Weather now in Santa Cruz: 70 °F (21 °C), clear sky, wind 3 mph (5 km/h) from the north. Forecast for 2 AM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

Santa Cruz is a town in United States with about 64,000 people. The camera is about 6.5 mi from the center, 525 ft (160 m) above sea level. San Jose, the nearest larger city, is 26 mi away. Santa Cruz keeps America/Los Angeles time (UTC−7 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.

Santa Cruz wraps around the northern edge of Monterey Bay, where the Santa Cruz Mountains drop down to beaches, cliffs and a long wooden wharf. It is the seat of Santa Cruz County and had about 63,000 residents in the 2020 census. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, California's oldest amusement park, still runs its historic rides by the sand, and the University of California, Santa Cruz, founded in 1965, gives…

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Also nearby: SR-1 at Park Ave, Aptos (1.1 mi), SR-1 at Rio Del Mar Blvd, Aptos (1.6 mi) and SR-1 at Between Park Ave and Bay Ave, Capitola (1.9 mi).

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Questions about SR-1 at State Park Drive, Aptos

Is SR-1 at State Park Drive, Aptos working right now?

Not at the moment: it was offline at our last check (Oct 7, 05:55 UTC) and last worked on Oct 7, 05:55 UTC. It sends live video: press Play and you watch it as it happens, straight from Caltrans District 5.

How often does the picture update?

Continuously: it is live video, so there is no refresh interval. Live streams usually run a few seconds behind real time.

Who operates the SR-1 at State Park Drive, Aptos camera?

Caltrans District 5 runs this camera, as part of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). It is an official source. Its images are in the U.S. public domain. LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About Caltrans

Where exactly is this camera?

It is about 6.5 mi from the center of Santa Cruz, United States. It watches SR-1. It stands about 525 ft (160 m) above sea level. Coordinates: 36.980, -121.914. All cameras in Santa Cruz

What is the local time at Santa Cruz?

Santa Cruz is in the America/Los Angeles time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 7:09 AM and sets at 6:40 PM there.

Are there more live cameras near Santa Cruz?

Yes: 142 other cameras are within 25 miles of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here

Is this a speed camera?

No. It is a traffic-monitoring camera that the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) uses to watch traffic, weather and road conditions; LiveLocation does not show enforcement cameras. To report a problem on the road, contact the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans); if the camera itself is broken here, tell us. Road agency website Report this camera