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Our Location

Our Location

Vajrapani Institute for Wisdom Culture is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Boulder Creek, CA at the end of a five-mile dirt road on the border of Castle Rock State Park. While secluded, we are relatively close to the San Jose and San Francisco airports.

Getting Here

Important: GPS and Google Maps may direct you to a non-driveable trail if you enter our retreat center’s address directly.

Instead, we recommend entering the following address into your navigation system:

The Mountain Store
125 Pool Drive
Boulder Creek, CA 95006

Once you arrive at The Mountain Store:

  1. Continue on Pool Drive for less than ¼ mile.
  2. Turn left onto Kings Creek Road.
  3. Follow Kings Creek Road for approximately 5 miles  – last 3 miles are umpaved road.

Along the way, you’ll see occasional signs indicating the remaining distance, as well as colorful prayer flags hanging across the road. These markers let you know you’re on the correct route.

We recommend following these directions rather than your GPS after reaching The Mountain Store to ensure you arrive safely.

Transport Options

There are many public transit systems in the Bay Area. However, no public service is offered on the last five miles of the dirt road leading to Vajrapani Institute. You will need to arrange a car or taxi, or be prepared to walk the final length of the journey. See either of the options below for taxi information.

Taxi Services

The following taxi services offer transportation options from both San Jose and San Francisco. Uber can also be used.

Dave’s Cab: 831-818-4099

Ruben’s Airport Shuttle: 831-325-5836

Public Transport

San Francisco

From the airport take the Sam Trans #292 and get off at the Hillsdale Shopping Center. The Caltrain Station is across the street from the Shopping Center. http://www.samtrans.com/schedules.html

  1. Take the Southbound San Jose/Gilroy train from Hillsdale to San Jose Caltrain (also known as the ‘Diridon’ station). http://www.caltrain.com/timetable.html
  2. Take the Highway 17 Express bus (from ‘Diridon’ station) to the Scotts Valley (Caravallo) Transit Center.
    831 425-8600 (TTY 800-894-9908 FREE)
  3. Take the local bus (#35A) to Boulder Creek. Ask the driver if it goes to the Mountain Store. If not, ask if the driver can drop you off at Johnnie’s Super Market in Boulder Creek.
  4. No public service is offered on the last five miles of dirt road to get to us. You will need to pre-arrange a car or taxi.

San Jose

From the airport catch #10 VTA bus to Santa Clara Train Station. http://www.vta.org/

  1. Take the Southbound San Jose/Gilroy train just 1 or 2 stops to San Jose Caltrain Station (also known as the ‘Diridon’ station.)
    http://www.caltrain.com/timetable.html
  2. Take the Highway 17 Express bus (from ‘Diridon’ station) to the Scotts Valley (Caravallo) Transit Center.
    831 425-8600 (TTY 800-894-9908 FREE)
  3. Take the local bus (#35A) to Boulder Creek. Ask the driver if it goes to the Mountain Store (ideal). If not, ask if the driver can drop you off at Johnnie’s Super Market in Boulder Creek.
  4. No public service is offered on the last five miles of dirt road to get to us. You will need to pre-arrange a car or taxi.

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