GYHS Events for 2022-2023



Save the Date: Saturday May 20th 2023 for our Annual event!
See below for more info & how you can help!

Guided tours will resume soon.  We will post the tours under PRA Meet-Up events twice monthly, the 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to noonish, subject to public demand and availability of docents.
Reservations required. Tours will be limited to 20 individuals. Kids age 12 and under are free. Others, $10/person donation appreciated.
Sign up by Friday 5pm, please -- preferably by Wednesday.  Note: we do *not* have internet or phone reception 'on the hill'.
And we cannot respond to phone calls after 8:00 a.m. on the day of the tour.  Bring your own drinking water, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent. Also wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes (no flip flops or sandles) for the 1-mile hike around the historic area on a packed dirt road.our email address: email ([email protected])
our volunteer scheduler's phone number: 408-314-7185 (text best, but not on the day of a tour - no cell reception @ GYHS)

Note: Sheriff tickets cars parked outside the gate, and Rangers cite trespassers who go pass the gate without permission or confirmed reservation. (If we don't have your name on our list, you're a trespasser.)




Volunteer Work Days are organized by the Park Rangers.
You are welcome to join them. You must let us know you're interested. These, too will be announced via PRA Meet-Up events.
Again, if we don't know you're coming, we might not be at the gate to let you in.

Volunteer Opportunities:
Contractor supervised work is related to the building restorations - removing dirt from beside the exterior walls, some roofing, some building preparation. Gloves, shovels, hoes, goggles, dust masks are handy, if you have them. Bring picnic lunch and drinking water, hats, sunscreen and insect repellent. Approved visitors and volunteers park inside the gate when confirmed.

Other work is limited to general road clearance of overgrowth, and may include undergrowth control, or minor repair.
Registration required. Bring work gloves and gardening tools, picnic lunch, and drinking water.

Past events:
Full Moon Camp-Outs allow dry camping combined with volunteer work & serve to deter vandalism. At this time, the Camp Outs are limited to approved park volunteers.

 Annual Open House event, "A Place of Healing" was scheduled for May 24, 2014 (the Saturday of Memorial Day Week-End), beginning at 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.
There were lots of changes, if you've been before!
Plus exhibitors include alternative health and fitness information, demonstrations, and activities.
Add your name & email to the list of interested people. We will share more soon.
Yes -- we'll need volunteers to help!

Want to become a GYHS volunteer? We look forward to working with you!
Email us or call (1-408-314-7185) to find out how.

And if you have ideas & resources for more events, please email us email ([email protected]), or phone (1-408-314-7185).

Volunteer jobs:
For the Annual public event: