Paradise Park, California

About Paradise Park

Paradise Park is a small unincorporated community in western California.

Officially, Paradise Park is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.28 square miles.

📰 Paradise Park News Today

• Paradise Park Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Tahoe Paradise Recreation & Park District Board of Directors meeting Tuesday South Tahoe Now · May 31
• Tahoe Paradise Park board approves proposal to hold Valhalla Renaissance Faire Tahoe Daily Tribune · May 13
• California firm buys up seven Western Slope mobile home parks The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel · Apr 14
• Tahoe Paradise Park board meeting: Cutthroat Trout, Renaissance Faire South Tahoe Now · Apr 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Paradise Park Unique

• The only place in America named Paradise Park — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.28 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Santa Cruz (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Paradise Park

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Paradise Park

• Cruz N Gourmet Food Truck — regional
• Banana Joe's (café)
• Blue Note Café (café)
• Bowls by Cafe Brasil
• Cafe Iveta — cafe
• Cowell Coffee Shop (café)
• Crown/Merrill Dining Hall
• Global Village Café by Amazon Juices (café)
• Nine & Ten Dining Commons
• Oakes Café (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House · Attraction
• Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Paradise Park

• San Lorenzo River Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS) · Garden reviews ★
• Cave Gulch/Wilder Natural Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Coastal Prairie Conservation Easement Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• East Slope Natural Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Family Student Housing Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Kresge Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Lower Moore Creek Natural Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Oakes Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Paradise Park Picnic Grounds reviews ★
• Pogonip Open Space Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Paradise Park

🏘️ Nearby Communities