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The program site for the San Joaquin Outdoor School is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains and directions from online sources tend to be unreliable. If you need to get to our program site, please contact the program site's office before leaving and then follow the directions below to reach Jones Gulch. In case of illness, we occasionally meet parents at the San Mateo bridge to save them driving time and those directions are also below.

Driving Directions to Jones Gulch

From Stockton:
1) From I-5 S, merge onto I-205 W via the I-580/I-205 exit 458B to San Francisco.
2) Merge onto I-580 W.
3) Go slightly left at I-238 N toward I-880.
4 ) Exit onto I-880 S toward San Jose/San Mateo Bridge.
5 ) Exit at Jackson St./CA-92 W toward the San Mateo Bridge and follow the signs to stay on CA-92 W.
6 ) In Half Moon Bay, turn left on Highway 1 S/Cabrillo Highway.
7 ) After about 15 miles, there will be a blinking yellow light and a street lamp at the intersection with Pescadero Rd. Turn left there. NOTE: This is where you will lose cell phone service.
8 ) Go through the towns of Pescadero and Loma Mar and past Memorial Park, Redwood Glen and Camp Loma Mar. After about 14 miles on Pescadero Rd, there will be a sign for Camp Jones Gulch on your left and a paved road on your right. Turn right.
9 ) Follow the camp road - go as straight at you can until you reach the stop sign. There will be a SJOE staff person waiting for you at the stop sign to direct you to the SJOE office.

From Modesto:
1) From CA-99 N, exit to CA-120 W toward Manteca/San Francisco.
2) Exit onto I-5 S toward San Francisco/Los Angeles.
3) Follow directions given above from Stockton.

Driving Directions to the San Mateo Bridge

From Stockton:
1) From I-5 S, merge onto I-205 W via the I-580/I-205 exit 458B to San Francisco.
2) Merge onto I-580 W.
3) Go slightly left at I-238 N toward I-880.
4 ) Exit onto I-880 S toward San Jose/San Mateo Bridge.
5 ) Exit at Jackson St./CA-92 W toward the San Mateo Bridge and follow the signs to stay on CA-92 W.
6) Halfway across the bridge, on the lefthand side-- before the toll plaza-- is a small parking lot. Turn in there.

From Modesto:
1) From CA-99 N, exit to CA-120 W toward Manteca/San Francisco.
2) Exit onto I-5 S toward San Francisco/Los Angeles.
3) Follow directions given above from Stockton.