Directions for Emergency Exit for Olson Road through
the Hidden Falls Girl Scout Camp
The emergency access route goes from Olson Road, through the Hidden Falls Girl Scout Camp, and exits via Bohnen and Jarvis Roads. Going left on Jarvis Road will exit via Vine Hill Road. Going to the right on Jarvis Road takes you to Highway 17. Below are turn-by-turn directions to make the loop drive back to Olson road. There is one short, steep, mostly unpaved section of road at the back end of the Camp where it is best to have all-wheel or 4-wheel drive. It’s possible to drive this steep section in 2-wheel drive, but your tires will spin. This road is only passable when dry.
Starting at the beginning of Olson Road, at Soquel-San Jose Road, drive 1.4 miles to the Girl Scout Camp. Go straight onto Olson Road (look for the sign for Olson Road) and don’t take side roads into Enchanted Valley. At about 0.8 mile the road splits. Go left, following the directions to 726 Olson, passed the green GATE, and down the driveway to along the creek. Go over the bridge (at 1 mile) and then up the steep hill on the other side.
Go passed the “Hidden Falls Girl Scout Camp” sign (at 1.3 miles), go right to cross over the little bridge, and enter the main camp area at the Dining Hall. Continue another 50 feet, and take the second left turn onto an unpaved road. (See the “One Way” and small, wooden signs to Home of Friendship, pool, and Camps.) This road, known as Barbara Lee and/or Scout Camp Road), goes through the Camp for about 0.2 miles, and goes passed 3 green water tanks on the right. Continue until you see the red and white “Emergency Exit Only” sign and take a right onto this road for about 0.3 miles. This is the steep and narrow section of road that is best driven with an all-wheel drive vehicle. After 3-4 steep turns, go through the upper GATE, and continue passed neighbors’ properties and houses to where this road ends at a paved road (1.9 miles).
Turn right at this intersection on to Bohnen Road (Rogers Road is to the left and dead ends shortly). Continue on Bohnen Road for about one mile up the hill (past Richardson Road on the right) to where it ends at Jarvis Road at the top of the ridge (2.9 miles).
Turn left onto Jarvis Road. (If you go right, you end up at Highway 17 in about 2 miles.) Jarvis Road winds down to the valley and creek below for about 2 miles where it ends at Vine Hill Road (4.9 miles).
Go left on Vine Hill Road, and drive for about a quarter mile.
Turn left onto Mountain View Road, following the sign to St. Claire’s Retreat, and go about 1 mile.
At St. Claire’s Retreat (on left), the road name changes to Laurel Glen Road. Continue for about 2 more miles to Soquel-San Jose Road at Casalegno’s Market (about 8 miles).
Turn left and go about 2 miles to Olson Road to complete the loop (about 10 miles).