San Juan Valley

San Juan Valley, sometimes called San Benito Valley formerly Canada de San Benito or Llano De San Juan is a valley that has its head near the Gabilan Range.

Type: Valley with an elevation of 210 feet
Description: valley in California, United States of America
Also known as: “Canada De San Benito”, “Llano De San Juan”, and “San Benito Valley”

Places of Interest

Highlights include José Castro House and Mission San Juan Bautista.

José Castro House

Museum

Photo: Intranila, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The José Castro House, sometimes known as the Castro-Breen Adobe, is a historic adobe home in San Juan Bautista, California, facing the Plaza de San Juan. José Castro House is situated 2 miles west of San Juan Valley.

Mission San Juan Bautista

Church

Photo: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0.

Mission San Juan Bautista is a Spanish mission in San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, California. Founded on June 24, 1797, by Fermín de Lasuén of the Franciscan order, the mission was the fifteenth of the Spanish missions established in present-day California. Mission San Juan Bautista is situated 2 miles west of San Juan Valley.

Rozas House

Building

Photo: EugeneZelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Rozas House is a historic house located at 31 Polk St. in San Juan Bautista, California, United States. The house, which was built in 1856, is long and narrow and consists of a series of rooms opening to the outside and an interior courtyard, an unusual style for wood-frame houses. Rozas House is situated 2 miles west of San Juan Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan Bautista and Sargent.

San Juan Bautista

Photo: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0.

San Juan Bautista is a city in San Benito County, California. San Juan Bautista is on both the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail and the mission trail, El Camino Real.

Sargent

Hamlet

Sargent is a ghost town in central California, located on the border of San Benito County, California, United States. Most of the town lies on the north side of the county line in Santa Clara County, approximately 5 miles south of Gilroy, along the Southern Pacific Railroad track, just west of U.S. Sargent is situated 5 miles northwest of San Juan Valley.