Getting Here

Hidden Valley is located near Carmel Valley Village, exactly 11.2 miles east of Hwy 1 on the Carmel Valley Road (G-16) in Carmel Valley, California. Traveling east on G-16, Hidden Valley is located on the right side just past Ford Road. The campus entrance is distinguished by a hand-carved sign denoting Hidden Valley, An Institute of the Arts.   For an interactive Google map of Hidden Valley's location click HERE.

By Car:

Traveling on Hwy 101 from the south, take the Monterey Peninsula exit in Salinas (called Sanborn Road) and follow it west (Sanborn Rd. becomes Blanco Road) to Hwy 68. Turn left onto Hwy 68 (west) and follow it about 9 miles until you see a sign for Laureles Grade (G-20) to Carmel Valley. Turn left onto G-20 and follow it until it ends (6 miles) at Carmel Valley Road (G-16). Turn left again and follow it to Hidden Valley (approx. 2 miles).

Traveling on Hwy 101 from the north, Take the Monterey Peninsula/Hwy 156 exit and follow it west about 5 miles where it will automatically put you onto Hwy 1.

Traveling on Hwy 1, simply come to the Carmel Valley Road (G-16) (just south of Carmel) and once on the Carmel Valley Road, come out 11.2 miles.

Set your GPS for 104 West Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley, CA 93924

Note: Hidden Valley's mailing address is Post Office Box 116, Carmel Valley CA 93924

By Air: 

Monterey Regional Airport MRY (12 miles from our campus) is served by Alaska, American, United Express, US Air, and Allegiant Airlines. There are rental cars available or you can take a taxi or ridesharing app. Please visit https://www.montereyairport.com/transportation for details.

Flights which terminate in San Jose SJC or San Francisco SFO airports can utilize a shuttle, Groome Transportation groometransportation.com/monterey/. Riders should take the shuttle to the Monterey Shuttle Station on Calle Principal. This downtown Monterey stop is located approx. 16 miles from Hidden Valley campus. Ridesharing apps and local taxis can be taken from the Monterey Shuttle Station to Hidden Valley. Public transit is also available by taking Lines 5 or 91 from Monterey Transit Plaza (a few blocks from Monterey Shuttle Station on Calle Principal) to the base of Carmel Valley and then switching at Carmel Rancho to Line 24 which goes the rest of the way to Hidden Valley. Visit mst.org for details mst.org/

By Train: 

The Amtrak station is in Salinas (approximately 25 miles from campus). There is an Amtrak bus that connects the Amtrak station to Carmel. To use this service, ask for Carmel, CA as your destination when making reservations with Amtrak. This bus cannot accept checked baggage, so be sure that you can manage your luggage on your own. The Amtrak Carmel bus stop is located on Rio Rd (12 miles from campus). The local bus, MST 24 Line mst.org/, can take you the rest of the way or you can get a taxi or ridesharing app.

Central Coast Taxi is available at all times and may be contacted at (831) 626-3333.  Please note this is just one local taxi company and there are many other local taxi companies which can be easily found through a quick google search.