Skyview Flea-Market

Came here at 9am on a Saturday. I found a couple things. Nothing special. Some old VHS tapes and some good produce. What irritated me is that half the spots are empty. And a quarter of the people are STILL setting up. And I’ve already walked through the whole thing in 1 hour. I came here early thinking the vendors would be out and ready. I guess Friday’s and Sunday’s are cool. But Saturday is a flop. I usually love this flea market, but I’ve only come on Sunday’s. The Chabot and Branham flea markets are today too and both of those are better.

Whoever’s written negative reviews about this flea market is a flea market rookie or doesn’t have the same idea of what a flea market should be or maybe they went on a Saturday. I do vintage resale and there is no where — and I mean NO WHERE — I consistently score more stuff at bargain rates than this flea market. I lived in the Bay for years and also love Alemany and the Alameda antiques market (for what it is) but this is my all time fave market. Friday is dealers day and that’s when the truly good finds are to be had, but Sundays can be great too. Recent scores were a huge old wrought iron candelabra stamped «Mexico» for 7 bucks, a large antique copper pitcher embossed with cherry blossoms and mountain scenes stamped «China» for 5 bucks. If you want rows of iPhone cases and packages of socks then head over the hill to SJ flea. If you have a good eye for quality and aren’t afraid to dig around for your treasures than hit this place up. Solid.

I am not one to hit up the flea market but I LOVE this one. There is just so much to look at, rummage through and buy. You also get a good walk in which is always a plus. If you don’t want to rummage, you can always hit up one of the food stands. Years ago, I signed a petition to keep the flea market and not have it closed, I’m glad they are still keeping it around.

Alright an update on the food: go get yourself some shrimp tacos at the seafood stand. (No — not the fish tacos, SHRIMP tacos. Ignore the inclination to bro out to thoughts of fish tacos brought about by Taco Tuesday advertising; get the shrimp: P) These are the juiciest shrimp tacos I’ve ever had, EVER. Top the tacos with the stand’s unmarked house-​made hot sauce (No no, put down the Tapatio. Atta boy/​girl!), it’s got this great chipotle kick that send the taco over the edge!
You’re welcome. ;)

This is the only weekly flea market that I know of where you can still find great antiques at reasonable prices. There are a lot of regular sellers here who bring some pretty cool stuff. There are also many people that buy storage units at auction and bring the contents here to sell (mostly junk with an occasional treasure mixed in). The weather is usually great here as well and it opens early with just a $ 1 entry fee. Can’t go wrong

I had been dying to check out this flea market. What a total waste of my time and gas. We traveled to Santa Cruz from Monterey 30 minutes. It took us 25 minutes to drive in and find a parking. They charge $ 2.50 per adult to get in. Majority of the vendors were selling old dirty junk. Looked like a junk yard. Only good was the vendors selling electronics, cell phone accessories etc. We ended up staying maybe 20 minutes. Walked out spending only $ 5 on a cell phone charger and bubbles for my daughter.

Parking is a mess! I wish they could do something about that situation, but It doesn’t look like there’s enough space to expand. Entrance Is a little steep too, but hey, this is not a cheap operation and they are using the money to stay open and pay employees, so it’s worth it. I love the fruit stands and unique items to be found. You can even get common (and sometimes uncommon) household items for a cheap price if your a good negotiator. It’s a cool place to knock around for a couple hours on sundays

I’ve gone to a lot of different flea markets
Mainly just to see what cute little treasures there are.
Parking here is a little crazy, you have to come early.
We had to park a couple blocks down but I didn’t mind the walk.
I’m giving two stars because the restrooms were beyond disgusting
Or should I say port-​a-​potty and there’s no nearby businesses that have restrooms for the public. So be sure to empty your bladder beforehand.
I was also disappointed with the selection of things for sale (not a whole lot of stuff)
I ended up leaving with just some fruit. Overall good for a weekend if you have nothing to do.

The Santa Cruz Flea Market kills the one in San Jose any day, but what’s the deal with paying to get in. On the east coast, flea markets were free. The parking is made easier because you can park on the side streets near the market.
Selection is an interesting mix between random used furniture and Mexican fruit dealers. There are plenty of folks selling produce, jewelry, and random tools. I like that there is a good mix of collectables and antiques.

Visited this flea market for the first time last weekend on a leisurely drive back from Aptos to the East Bay.
AWESOME!
I am NOT a fan of San Jose FM or those other ones nearby… I go to flea markets to find USED bargains, not cheap ass new crap.
I had been looking for rings for some time. Most of what I’ve seen is new and poorly made gew-​gaws. I stumbled upon this booth where the very nice lady had a TON of cool rings. I spent about a half hour with her, and after she saw what I was after, she showed me some VERY cool vintage rings with EXCELLENT settings.
I walked out with two extremely beautiful antique rings – $ 10 each!
I have been floating on air all week looking at my hands.
I was hungry, but the food stands looked sort of gross… but after all, it IS a flea market…
I was on a Me Day, and found the Soquel San Jose Road back to home, which was gorgeous! Lots of fruit stands and interesting stuff on the drive… and it pours you out somewhere past most of the mess that is Highway 17.
If you are into finding some real bargains, Santa Cruz Flea Market WINS! I’ll be back next time I am in the area.

The Flea-​Market is a fun place to go on a Fri-​Sat-​Sun. Walking around the Flea market is a great way to enjoy a morning off of work. There are plenty of vendors who sell a wide variety of used or new goods. The produce sold is fresh and grown locally. The only thing that one might have to look out for is a trick product. They sell tons of items that look like a name brand but in fact are cheap knock offs. Besides that it is easy to go here and find old odds and ends and once in a while you will find the gem that you could not have gotten anywhere else for such a low price.
Family oriented and a great excuse to walk around on a nice sunny day.

Friday is the day for collectables, and antique items. Fun community vibe. No better place to enjoy a sunny morning.

Love Love this place! We go every weekend on sundays. Alot of good «out of your garage «stuff. You can definetly come here and find great buys!

Epic santa cruz local flave. This place is a great mix of garage sale style people selling things from their homes and professional vendors. You can always find something interesting.

I love it here the small treasures you can find by talking to the locals. This flea market isn’t the biggest but most of the bigger ones (capital, almeda… ect) all have the new products like tooth paste and shave cream. I will go to target if I want those types of things. If you like crazy hippies and cool finds you will love it here.

LOVE IT!!! My husband and I go every time we visit Santa Cruz to see family. It’s got a ton of stuff and we always find what were looking for. It’s a bit dirty, but realy it’s a giant outside garage sale so what else would you expect?
Totally recomend it!

I’ve been to a ton of swap meets and flea markets throughout California and Nevada and I always enjoy coming here. Who are these people posting negative reviews? Bad day perhaps? I dunno, but I like this place.
I drive down from SF once or twice a month usually. Weekends do seem to be more interesting to me. This is one of the markets that has a good mix between vendors selling their used goods to vendors selling new stuff.
It’s easy enough to haggle with folks, but I’ve found that most quality items are reasonable or inexpensive. I’ve had days where I didn’t find much and left with only fresh fruit and veggies, but I’ve had plenty of days where I’ve scored cool things that I was looking for that made it worth my while. That’s what a swap meet or flea market is.
It’s not usually too hot or cold, a plus to me. Usually, swap meets are hit and miss and you leave with heat stroke (yes Capitol, I’m talking to you,) but this place is usually cooler and not so big that you can’t cruise around quickly. If you don’t see much, you’re out in an hour and you just walked a mile or so and spent a couple dollars. No loss.
A couple of tips. If the parking looks crowded, park on the street and walk. Seriously people, it’s a block or two max. People do line up trying to get in and that’s not really necessary.
Also, get there early as peeps here tend to pack up on the early side. Tacos from the truck are good, can’t speak for the baked potatoes (who knew these were a snack item,) and grab some produce on the way out. Some days are better than others, but there’s usually something so you’ll rarely leave empty handed.

Are you kidding me???
And some people say this place was worse BEFORE good will took over?
This place is a joke. Seriously. Its gross, smelly and doesn’t have a ton of vendors. I seriously got super creeped out walking through it, it felt like a graveyard of junk with a stench of peoples past over everything.
There are a few vendors that have new things but really? The rest is garbage and if I would have known it was going to be like this I would have never shown up. Not to mention the greedy people who bought ALL the flowers I told the lady I was coming back for. Yeah whatever. Big thumbs down.
I would like to recommend the san jose flea market. I really like that place, its big and has a ton of vendors and its pretty clean. Unless its changed recently. But last trip, I found a lot of different items that were NEW or at least seemed that way, and people are friendlier and willing to make a deal.

I love the flea market. I have been coming here since I was a little kid. It really is a hit or miss. The earlier you go the better. I have gone a few times towards the end of the day and there was nothing left. But I have gotten a few good finds here.
More than anything I love the drive in itself. I have so many memories of coming on dates in high school and watching late night movies. Smoking doobies with friends. My mom even came here when she was in high school, back in the day. This place has so much meaning, especially with inside theatres taking over and replacing drive In’s forever, made this place a classic.
I am sad that I heard they were, or maybe by now closed down. It has been a while since I saw a movie here and I wish I would have gone more, now that I know it will no longer be around. :(

I haven’t been here since my freshmen year in college… went here with some Unilocalers today…
1) Even at the Compton swap meet I have never seen so many rusty nail clippers, knives, and ban saws. Where else can you find a box of knives. christ.
2) Churros are 1.50 decent. the ones at De Anza swap meet are better
3) Got a good deal on some 2008 Calendars (5 for 20 dollars)
4) There is no order to the chaos… in one aisle there were old sneakers, some guy selling broccoli and some asian woman selling cheap lingerie
5) You can either here Chicano Oldies, Ranchero or Reggaeton depending on which aisle you are going down.
6) It really is your one stop shop for everything.