Casa de Fruta

Gilroy, CA

June 23-24, 2007

updated May 4, 2007

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A comfortable, easy access re-enactment location just east of Gilroy along Pacheco pass. There is plenty of space for camping, drill and battle scenarios.  It tends to get hot, please plan on bringing plenty of water!  Reenactors should plan on having plenty of living history opportunities!

Casa de Fruta has been around since 1908 and has a lot of family oriented activities including a mini-train, petting zoo, swimming pools, and playground.  It also has a bakery and candy factory, fruit stand, wine and deli store and restaurant.  They also have orchards and still process and pack dried fruit.

Casa de Fruta Orchard Resort

6680 Pacheco Pass Highway

Hollister, CA 95023

(831) 637-0051

http://www.casadefruta.com

Schedule of Activities

For ACWA Union camp layout, orders of the day, and battalion information, go to this link on the ACWA site:  http://www.acwa.org/index_files/genord.htm 

Directions

Casa de Fruta is located one mile east of the junction with highway 152 and 156.  From the Bay Area, take 101 South past San Jose. Take 152 East through Gilroy towards Pacheco Pass.  Look for Casa de Fruta signs on the right. Take the Casa de Fruta exit. When you come off the freeway, make a left at the Casa De Fruit stand and follow the frontage road east to gate 6 and make a right into the parking lot.  Go through the gate and bear left to go around the hill & follow the dirt road to the parking area next to the camps.

NOTE: 

Highway 152 East (the Pacheco Pass Highway) going eastbound between Gilroy and Casa de Fruta is terrible with traffic on Friday afternoons and evenings due to a stop light.  If you are going to arrive after 2pm, Lt. Starr recommends that you proceed down 101 about 5 more miles to the Highway 25 exit and take it east to Highway 156 then go North on 156.  You then make a right turn onto 152 East and are at Casa in a few miles.

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