Jazz Camp West
2023 Jazz Camp West Student Packet
Please review your student packet which provides you with all the important details you need to know before you arrive at Jazz Camp West. The packet includes COVID protocol information, a detailed daily schedule, a packing list, and directions to camp.
LOGISTICS & DIRECTIONS
Directions
Jazz Camp WEST will be held at the YMCA Camp Jones Gulch @ 11000 Pescadero Road in La Honda, CA. The camp has 927 wooded acres, an outdoor amphitheater with fabulous acoustics, a beautiful 100 square-foot swimming pool, horseback riding, and miles of hiking trails.
Jones Gulch is 50 miles south of San Francisco on the Pescadero Creek-La Honda Road just south of Highway 84 near Half Moon Bay. It is only 11 miles from the coast and 30 miles from Redwood City.
Travel time from most San Francisco Bay Area communities is approximately 1 1/2 hours and only 1 hour from the S.F. and San Jose airports.
**2023 Update - Alternative Travel Routes
Please be aware that a portion of Highway 84. We highly recommend checking for alternative routes in advance to avoid any inconvenience while traveling to the camp.
You can take Highway 1 down the coast and make a left on Pescadero Creek Road to avoid this entirely.
OR, Take Highway 35 from Southbound 280. You’ll turn onto Highway 84 which is open from Alice’s restaurant all the way to camp.
Arrival Time
Arrival is between 10 am and 11am on Saturday, the first day of camp. Our first meal is an outdoor BBQ at 12:00, so please arrive by 11:00 for registration, so that you will be able to unpack and settle in before lunch.
Room assignments will be given at registration upon arrival.
If you have a specific roommate request, please email info@livingjazz.org
For those staying at Siden Conference Center, come directly to registration at Jazz Camp to pick up your room key. After registration, you will go directly to the conference center to unpack before you return for our first BBQ. If you do not arrive in time to unpack at Siden before lunch, you will have plenty of time later in the day.
Departure Time
The Final Saturday Schedule Includes:
8 am: Breakfast
9 am: Clean Up and Pack Up
10 am – 1 pm: Final student showcase
1 pm: All camp BBQ. Available for guest purchase!
2 pm: Departure
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“I just want to extend my personal gratitude for everything you have done for the Living Jazz community, and for me personally over the years. Living Jazz has made a huge difference in my life. It has become a community full of friends that I love dearly, and your programs have played a huge part in the development of my love for music and jazz.”
— Jacob Shandling, Jazz Camp West participant