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Cueva Valdez, Santa Cruz Island (California)
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Cueva Valdez is at the west end of Santa Cruz and is on Nature Conservancy property.
Cueva Valdez was a favorite anchorage and camping location during the first few decades of the 20th century, and several artists, including Edward Borein, Lockwood deForest and Alexander Harmer camped and painted here. Its main attraction is its large, three-entranced cave which can be entered from both the beach as well as from the water. During the formative years of the film industry, movie companies found this location ideal for filming. This place name appears incorrectly as Cueva Valdaze on the Santa Cruz Island Sheet B topographic map. When the island was partitioned in 1925, this location was included in Tract No. 3 appointed to Delphine A. Caire. Vessels wrecked in Valdez Harbor include Irene (1907).
All visitors going to this destination must have a signed release form from The Nature Conservancy.
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