The residence
2,380 square feet on two levels, rebuilt in 2014. Radiant slab downstairs, Douglas fir ceiling, and one 34-foot room that does most of the work.
20033
A redwood canyon holding above Corralitos. Eleven acres of redwood, clearing, and creek drainage twelve miles up from the orchards, held together by one gravel drive.
Twelve miles of Eureka Canyon Road climb from the apple orchards of Corralitos into the ridgeline of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Number 20033 sits where the canyon opens up — second-growth redwood on the north slope, a south-facing clearing that holds the light until evening, and a creek drainage that runs loud in February and cool in August.
Most of what sells in these mountains is either a cabin on a slope with no flat ground, or a ridge-top house with a view and no trees. This parcel is the uncommon third thing: two genuinely usable benches, mature timber on the shaded side, and enough south exposure to grow something or run an array — which the previous owners did, in that order.
The house was rebuilt in 2014 around a single long room facing the clearing. The shop is separate, and big enough that it does not have to be a garage. Water comes from a well into storage above the house, so pressure holds when the power does not.
$2,485,000
Four things worth knowing first.
The land
11.4 acres falling 180 feet from the road. Second-growth redwood on the north slope, two terraced benches, a creek drainage that runs in winter.
Water and power
Private well into 8,400 gallons of gravity-fed storage. A 9.6 kW array with 27 kWh of battery behind the PG&E meter.
The setting
Nine minutes to the Corralitos market, seventeen to Watsonville, under forty to Santa Cruz. Above the fog on most summer mornings.
03The land
Eleven acres, and about half of it is trees.
Terrain
The parcel falls roughly 180 feet from the road frontage to the northern boundary. Two useful flats: the house bench at the top and a second clearing about 300 feet below, terraced years ago and now growing volunteer plum.
Water
A private well on the west side of the drive feeds 8,400 gallons of storage uphill of the house, so pressure is gravity-fed and survives a power outage. A separate 2,500-gallon tank is plumbed with a standard fire draft fitting.
Trees
Second-growth coast redwood dominates the north-facing slope, with tanoak, madrone, and California bay through the middle band. A few of the redwoods on the lower boundary are large enough that they were left when the canyon was logged.
What grows here
This is the same slope and the same Zayante-adjacent soil that the Corralitos wine growers work a few ridges over. Pinot noir and chardonnay do well in the area. There is room on the south bench for a small planting, an orchard, or simply a garden that does not fight the deer.
The property, drawn.
Far enough up that it feels remote. Close enough that it isn't.
Corralitos is an unincorporated pocket of Santa Cruz County between Watsonville and the mountains — a market, a feed store, a fire station, and a lot of orchard and vineyard. Eureka Canyon Road is the way up and out of it.
More on the area- Corralitos Market9 min
- Watsonville17 min
- Aptos & Seacliff24 min
- Santa Cruz38 min
- San Jose55 min
- Monterey47 min
Showings by appointment
Come up the canyon and see it in person.
Thursday through Sunday. Allow an hour — most of what makes the parcel worth the drive is on the ground, not in the house.
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