Capitola guide

Founded as "Camp Capitola" by Samuel A. Hall in 1874, Capitola was named for the heroine of The Hidden Hand, a novel by the popular author E.D.E.N. Southworth, favored by Hall's daughter Lulu. Capitola is known as the oldest beach resort on the West Coast.

Capitola is a popular tourist town because of its trendy shops and restaurants on the shore directly connecting to a fishing wharf and its large, sandy beach.

Capitola lies west of the census-designated area of Aptos and east of the census-designated place of Live Oak.

 


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  • Capitola Boat and Bait Water Bikes
  • Capitola Beach Co.
  • Cava Wine Bar
  • Best Western Capitola By-the-Sea Inn & Suites
  • Capitola Begonia Festival
  • Dharma's Restaurant
  • Capitola Boat and Bait Kayaks
  • Shadowbrook Restaurant

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