Pasatiempo, California

About Pasatiempo

Pasatiempo is a small unincorporated community in western California.

Pasatiempo holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.89 square miles.

📰 Pasatiempo News Today

• Sonia O'Brien Obituary - Pasatiempo, CA (1947-2026) Santa Cruz Sentinel · Aug 7
• USC Holds Off Cal to Win Western Intercollegiate AmateurGolf.com · Apr 14
• Pasatiempo Golf Club Course Review, Rating Fried Egg Golf · Aug 21
• World-Class Links at Pasatiempo Golf Club Visit Santa Cruz County · May 30
• Fully restored Pasatiempo goes back to the future GolfPass · Apr 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Pasatiempo Unique

• The only place in America named Pasatiempo — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Santa Cruz (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pasatiempo

• Back Nine Grill & Bar — american
• Canteen (café)
• MacKenzie Bar & Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Mystery Spot · Theme park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pasatiempo

• Carbonera Creek Open Space reviews ★
• Coastal Prairie Conservation Easement Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pasatiempo reviews ★
• Santa Vida RV Park reviews ★
• Shaffer Park (private) reviews ★
• Spineflower Habitat Protection Zone · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sycamore Grove · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Pasatiempo

🏘️ Nearby Communities