THOUSANDS OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES HAVE RETURNED TO NATURAL BRIDGES STATE BEACH IN WEST SANTA CRUZ…..WAAAY MORE THAN IN RECENT YEARS. THE PEAK SEASON HERE IS USUALLY MID-OCTOBER TO LATE JANUARY, BUT THE BULK OF THIS YEAR ’S MONARCH BUTTERFLIES HAVE JUST ARRIVED. GUIDED TOURS ARE BEING HELD AT 11 A-M AND 2 P-M ON SATURDAY’S AND SUNDAYS, AND THE CYPRESS GROVE (WHERE THE BUTTERFLIES HANG OUT) IS WHEELCHAIR AND STROLLER ACCESSIBLE.