Saanjh - The Bay Area Sikh Retreat

Travel

Air

There are 3 airports convenient to the retreat site:

  • San Jose (SJC) – This airport is an hour away from Monte Toyon, and is the preferred airport.
  • San Francisco (SFO) – Airport is 2 hours away from the site. You will face after-work traffic on Thursday night, so please keep this in mind when booking your flight.
  • Monterey (MRY) – This is the closest airport and is just 45 minutes away from Monte Toyon but it has limited flights due to it's small size.

Please ensure your flight arrives into the Bay Area by 6pm on Thursday, August 27th. Your flight out of the Bay Area should be after 4 pm on Sunday.

We will arrange for transportation to and from the airport – please keep our arrival and departure guidelines in mind when booking your flight.

Train

If you would prefer to take Amtrak into San Jose, we can arrange to have you picked up from the Cahill Station. You can review train schedules on the Amtrak website.

Please ensure the train arrives into San Jose by 6pm on Thursday, August 27th and departs after 4pm on Sunday.

Driving

You must arrive at Monte Toyon by 8pm on Thursday, August 27th.

If you are willing to car pool or need a ride, please let us know and we will do our best to pair you up from someone in your area.

Driving Directions

Monte Toyon is located just east of Santa Cruz. Click here for driving directions (see map).

On Highway 1, eight miles south of Santa Cruz, take the State Park Drive Exit. Turn left, go over the freeway, and proceed towards Aptos. Turn right at the traffic light onto Soquel Drive. Continue through Aptos. Turn left onto Trout Gulch Road – crossing over the railroad tracks. Take first left onto Cathedral Drive at the Monte Toyon Camp sign. Monte Toyon is 1½ miles along Cathedral Drive. Look for the Monte Toyon Camp sign on left. The next left is the main parking lot.

Monte Toyon
220 Cloister Lane
Aptos, CA 95003
Camp Office: (831) 688-5420
Camp Fax: (831) 688-9073

 

Saanjh 2008 Memories


On Self Knowledge
Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.
But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart's knowledge.
You would know in words that which you have always known in thought.
You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams.
And it is well you should.

-'The Prophet' by Khalil Gibran.