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Aptos, California is located on the "sunny side" of the Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County, one of the smallest counties in California, but it contains the widest variety of beautiful scenery. Aptos has magnificent mountains covered by towering redwood forests, some of the world's most fertile farmland, long sandy beaches, and ocean cliffs. Aptos is a gateway to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. This area bordering the Monterey Bay is truly nature's playground. It is the incredible variety which makes the Aptos and the Central Coast such an exciting vacation destination with something of interest to everyone.

Aptos was named by the American Indians who lived here for thousands of years before Mission Santa Cruz was completed by the Spanish in 1794. In 1833 the government of Mexico granted Aptos Rancho to Rafael Castro. The Rancho would eventually total almost 6,686 acres. Initially Castro raised cattle for their hides, but after California became a state in 1850, Castro leased his land to Yankees for industrial developments. A wharf, general store, and lumber mill were built. The original town was located where Aptos Village Square is now. In 1853 a leather tannery was built, and the main building is now the Apple Lane Bed & Breakfast Inn.