Santa Cruz Turkey Trot
About this race
2025 Finisher Photos can be found here. Thanks for a great race!
Flat, fast out and back courses that begin & end at the back entrance of Natural Bridges State Park. Run through the state park and then out to West Cliff for some spectacular ocean views!
10k, 5k, and kids 1k all offered.
Signature Santa Cruz Track Club finisher socks for all 5k and 10k finishers.
Prizes for top three overall.
Bib pickup at Santa Cruz Running Company (1664 Soquel Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95065) Friday, 11/21 from 2:00-5:30pm. We strongly encourage you to stop by so you don't have to wait in line race day morning.
10% off at Santa Cruz Running Company at packet pickup.
Race day registration is available starting at 7:00 on race day morning. Race headquarters will be at the intersection of Natural Bridges Drive and Delaware Ave.
All race bib pickup is also at 7:00am race day morning—looking forward to seeing you there!
Pick your distance
Running
10k
5k
Kids 1k
Finisher ribbons for all kids races!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Santa Cruz, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:53 AM and sets at 4:54 PM local time (PST) in Santa Cruz on November 21, 2026 — 10h 01m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Santa Cruz Turkey Trot
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Santa Cruz
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- Santa Cruz 5K Races 3 races
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- Santa Cruz Running Calendar 2026 11 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 14 Santa Cruz events
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