Bonny Doon-The Place to Call Home

Close To the Silicon Valley Yet So Far Above It

Located just 7 miles north of downtown Santa Cruz and 2 miles from the Pacific, Bonny Doon is 75 miles from San Francisco, 65 miles from Carmel and approximately 40 minutes from Silicon Valley.  The most discerning home buyers who seek privacy, views, or elbow room will be thoroughly delighted.

• 1 Hr. to San Jose International Airport
• 1.25 Hrs. to San Francisco International Airport
• 1.25 Hrs. to Menlo Park without Sitting on the Freeway

 Destination Maps

• Map to Apple in Cupertino     
• Map to Cisco in San Jose      
• Map to Cupertino City Center    
• Map to Google in Mountain View     
• Map to Hewlett Packard      
• Map to IBM in Morgan Hill      
• Map to Intel     
• Map to Kaiser Permanente in Campbell     
• Map to San Francisco International Airport      
• Map to San Jose International Airport      
• Map to Stanford University      
• Map to Sun Microsystems      
• Map to Facebook in Menlo Park      
• Map to Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute 
• Map to St. Mary's Medical Center  

An Oasis in the Coastal Santa Cruz Mountains

Most people know Bonny Doon because they are familiar with Bonny Doon wine.  Bonny Doon sits at the top of the Santa Cruz Mountains high above Los Gatos and Santa Cruz.  It is an unincorporated mountain community with 1500 homes mostly lived in by Santa Cruz residents, people that commute to the Silicon Valley, artists, writers, sculptors, horse lovers, and beach enthusiasts.  Bonny Doon offers breathtaking views of the Monterey Bay. Bonny Doon offers mountain roads that lead to several key locations in the Silicon Valley without any traffic at any time of day or night.  Bonny Doon sits just a few miles above key Santa Cruz Mountain towns offering organic food and good shopping – Felton, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek.  Most homes in Bonny Doon sit on more than two acres.  From just about anywhere in Bonny Doon, you can get to the ocean and the beaches in a matter of minutes.  The same is true when heading from Bonny Doon to Santa Cruz, the great coastal beach community, within a matter of minutes, you’re there.  Bonny Doon has an award winning elementary school and preschool.

“Drop Out” To Bonny Doon

Many Bonny Doon residents are artists, craftspeople, educators, geologists, scientists, professionals, telecommuters, and Silicon Valley escapees. Painters, poets, potters, professors and policemen call Bonny Doon home.  There are astrophysicists and microbiologists; venture capitalists and laborers; Stanford PhDs and graduates of the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair.  Some residents work from home, some work in Silicon Valley, some drive up scenic Highway One to San Francisco, and some just relax at home.

Why Downsizing to Bonny Doon Makes Sense

Do you find yourself sitting in traffic, wasting time, just to live in a home that is part of a busy community? Would you enjoy living somewhere that has a little more quiet and privacy?  Think about downsizing to Bonny Doon.  Bonny Doon’s high end homes have everything that most multi-million dollar homes have which are located in the Silicon Valley, Marin, or in the high priced communities in the Eastbay.  Surprisingly, you can get to most places in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco directly from Bonny Doon without hitting traffic at any time.

You can buy more in Bonny Doon. Trade in your current home for the same size home in Bonny Doon or get more house and more acreage! Plus, put 1/2 your equity in your pocket. Cash out of your current home and live like a king in Bonny Doon!