Ben Lomond, CA

Ben Lomond County Park has been awarded a Blue Plaque by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History recognizing the park’s historic significance. The Ben Lomond Village Alliance will celebrate the designation during the Ben Lomond Village Market on Saturday, Sept. 5, at noon. Local historian Ronnie Trubek will share remarks about the park’s […]

Senior Caregiver Resource Fair returns to Ben Lomond Highlands Park Senior and Community Center and the Valley Women’s Club of San Lorenzo Valley will host the annual Senior Caregiver and Family Resource Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Highlands Park Senior Center, 8500 Highway 9. The free event is […]

In Maj. Rolin C. Watkins’ “History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, California,” he traces the emergence of Ben Lomond as a vibrant outpost. “On the way to Boulder Creek one can stop at Ben Lomond, a town comparatively new in 1892, located under the shadow of the beautiful isolated range from which it takes […]

Ben Lomond is a town full of good things: restaurants, home and garden stores, a weekly farmers market and Park Hall, an event space that hosts musical talents, theater groups and private gatherings. The one thing that Park Hall doesn’t offer, however, is a built-in safety mechanism against a fire. Enter Scott Deal. The Zayante […]