The Santa Cruz Fire Department extinguished a vegetation fire Thursday afternoon on West Cliff Drive in a eucalyptus grove next to the visitor center at Natural Bridges State Beach.

Santa Cruz crews contained two vegetation fires caused by unauthorized cooking at Natural Bridges State Beach on Thursday afternoon, fire officials said. The Santa Cruz Fire Department said the ...

The cliffs along the Pacific Ocean rise in the background as visitors to Natural Bridges State Beach make their way back to their vehicle in the parking lot at the end of West Cliff Drive.