Bonny Doon

Bonny Doon is a rural, forested community and census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, located northwest of the city of Santa Cruz in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It’s known for its scenic natural beauty, with redwood forests, open meadows, and elevated terrain that offers views of the Pacific Ocean on clear days, yet maintains a quiet, secluded atmosphere without a central commercial district.

Originally founded in the 1850s as a logging camp, the area was named Bonny Doon by a Scotsman after a line from the Robert Burns poem “The Banks O’ Doon.” The community now features small local landmarks like an elementary school, volunteer fire stations, a church, a lavender farm, and the nearby Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve, which protects rare sandhill ecosystems and offers trails for hiking and wildlife viewing. It also hosts activities like horseback riding at the Bonny Doon Equestrian Park and is close to beaches along the Monterey Bay coast.

With its large, spread-out properties, proximity to nature, and lack of traditional commercial centers, Bonny Doon appeals to people seeking a quiet, outdoors-oriented lifestyle within driving distance of Santa Cruz

Bonny Doon

$1,337,500

3 Beds ⋅ 2 Baths ⋅ ML81972299 MLS ⋅ Bonny Doon BLDG.

Welcome to this beautiful, well-maintained horse property in Bonny Doon. The original owner built this home with quality and love, and it shows. A 30' vaulted ceiling, a floor to ceiling fireplace and a statement staircase highlight the living room. All three bedrooms are large, and one primary bedroom is on the main floor. The two upstairs bedrooms have access to a rear deck. The property is mostly level and contains a deer-fenced orchard, garden and rose garden. There is a hay barn, a storage shed, a fenced corral, mature plants and trees and majestic redwoods. The oversized two-car garage features a workshop, bench, refrigerator, tools and an attic.Storage is also available under the house and in the home attic.Bonny Doon is a community with great neighbors, activities and events, hiking/biking trails and our own well-respected Bonny Doon Elementary. Nearby are beaches, Davenport (with it's shops, restaurants and historic sites) and Santa Cruz. Bonny Doon provides country living with amenities in nearly every direction. If wanted, the seller will leave the indoor/outdoor furniture, riding mower, wood splitter, power washer, portable generator and many other tools, ladders, hoses, etc. Don't miss out on this one of a kind properties. (Disclosure link to follow.)

55 Towhee DR, Santa Cruz

Listed by Lynda Scott, 831-888-7104 from Christie's International Real Estate Sereno
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Sold listing courtesy of Nancy Gieringer from COMPS

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