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Morgan Hill's eastern foothills: the Jackson Oaks hillside streets, The Hill and Holiday Lake streets below Anderson Lake, and a county island of about 200 parcels inside the city's service area.
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the story
How Jackson Oaks & Holiday Lake came to be
This is the part of Morgan Hill that climbs. County contour data put the guide's west edge, along Gallop Drive and Trail Drive, at about 400 feet; Holiday Court and Raccoon Court sit near the 700-foot contour, and Oak View Circle, Helene Lane and the upper Jackson Oaks streets run near 900 to 1,000 feet. East Dunne Avenue is the spine: it crosses the valley floor, switchbacks below Jackson Oaks Drive, then climbs north past Helene Lane and Copper Hill Drive and leaves the city toward the ridge.
Holiday Lake Estates needs a careful read. County GIS shows about 200 parcels along the upper side of Holiday Drive and on Manzanita Drive, Hoot Owl Way, Butterfly Lane, Oak Lane, Shady Lane Drive and part of Copper Hill Drive as unincorporated county land that lies inside Morgan Hill's Urban Service Area but outside city limits. LAFCo's 2003 minutes describe the area as about 200 homes bordered by the city, record failing septic systems reported to county environmental health staff, and note that LAFCo policy requires annexation before city sewer service is extended. The rest of The Hill (Holiday Court, the lower side of Holiday Drive, Blue Jay Drive, Lakeview Drive) and all of Jackson Oaks are inside the city.
Anderson Reservoir lies just north. Valley Water says Anderson Dam was built in 1950 and that the reservoir has been held at about 3 percent of capacity since 2020 under a federal order, with dam construction planned to begin in January 2027. East of the city limit, the state's Alquist-Priolo zone for the Calaveras fault (Mount Sizer quadrangle, 1982 zone map) crosses county land along upper East Dunne Avenue; no city parcel in this guide falls inside it.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
The Jackson Oaks streets fill the slope east of the East Dunne Avenue switchbacks: Jackson Oaks Drive and Jackson Oaks Court, Oak View Circle, Oak Leaf Drive and Court, Oak Canyon Drive, White Oak Court, Oak Hill Court, Oakridge Road, Court and Lane, Ridgeview Court, Live Oak Lane and Oakwood Court. County parcel records put lots there at roughly 15,000 to 21,000 square feet. Thomas Grade climbs from East Dunne Avenue at Gallop Drive with lots near 28,000 square feet. Below them, Vista del Valle, Cerro Vista Drive, Casa Grande Court and the Rustling Oak, Bent Oak and Old Oak lanes sit between Trail Drive and the switchbacks.
North along the ridge, The Hill's city streets (Holiday Court, Holiday Drive's lower side, Blue Jay Drive, Whipporwill Drive, Raccoon Court, Lakeview Drive and Court, Lava Rock Court, Quail Court and Lane, Valley View Court, Fairway Court and Blue Grass Court) run about 20,000 to 24,000 square feet. Lower down, Mira Bella Circle, Mira Flores Court, Mira Lagos Drive and Cantor Drive (Jackson Hills in listing records) have lots near 7,500 square feet, and the Helene Lane, Sara Jane Lane, Leslie Court and Susan Court group has lots near 3,000 square feet.
City or county, street by street (county City Limits and Urban Service Area layers, checked parcel by parcel). City: the Jackson Oaks streets above, Thomas Grade, Oak Leaf Drive (all but one parcel), the Helene Lane group, Mira Bella Circle, Cantor Drive, Holiday Court, Blue Jay Drive (all but two parcels), Whipporwill Drive, Raccoon Court, Lakeview Drive, Lava Rock Court, Quail Court, Valley View Court, Fairway Court, Blue Grass Court and Lori Drive. Split: Holiday Drive (lower, western side city; upper, eastern side county), Copper Hill Drive (lower end city, upper part county), Quail Lane and Parkview Drive (city except their east ends). County island inside the Urban Service Area: Hoot Owl Way, Butterfly Lane, Oak Lane, Copper Hill Place, and Manzanita Drive and Shady Lane Drive except a few parcels. County outside the Urban Service Area: upper East Dunne Avenue and Finley Ridge Road beyond the city limit, and the valley-side roads west of the guide (Barnard Road, Deer Hill Road, Liberata Drive, Hendry Drive, Lisa Court). Kruse Ranch Lane is inside city limits but outside the Urban Service Area.
streets in jackson oaks & holiday lake
- East Dunne Avenue
- Jackson Oaks Drive
- Oak View Circle
- Oak Leaf Drive
- Oak Canyon Drive
- Oakwood Court
- Oakridge Road
- Ridgeview Court
- Live Oak Lane
- White Oak Court
- Thomas Grade
- Helene Lane
- Sara Jane Lane
- Mira Bella Circle
- Cantor Drive
- Vista del Valle
- Cerro Vista Drive
- Holiday Drive (city part)
- Holiday Court
- Blue Jay Drive
- Whipporwill Drive
- Raccoon Court
- Lakeview Drive
- Quail Court
- Copper Hill Drive (lower end)
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Jackson Oaks & Holiday Lake
- park
Anderson Lake County Park
North of The Hill; the county's park map lists about 3,570 acres. The park's Live Oak entrance, north of the Mission Ranch streets, is about 1.5 miles straight-line from Holiday Court. Valley Water says some park areas will close during the dam work.
- park
Jackson Park
A city park on Trail Drive at the guide's west edge (labeled Jackson Oaks Park on public maps), next to the Jackson Academy of Math and Music and about 0.3 mile straight-line from Mira Bella Circle.
- shopping
East Dunne Avenue
Public maps show a small market on East Dunne Avenue near Helene Lane; full grocery stores are near the East Dunne Avenue / US 101 crossing, about 2 to 3 miles straight-line west.
- recreation
Condit Road pools and fields
The city's Aquatics Center and Outdoor Sports Center on Condit Road are about 1.5 to 2.6 miles straight-line west.
- landmark
Holiday Lake Estates
The county island described above, between the city's Holiday Drive streets and Anderson Reservoir land; county records list it as a named place.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Morgan Hill Unified School District serves the city streets and the county land here (Census school-district layer). The Jackson Academy of Math and Music, a district K-8 school at 2700 Fountain Oaks Drive, is next to the guide's west edge, and Nordstrom Elementary (1425 East Dunne Avenue) is about 1.4 to 2.1 miles straight-line west. Attendance boundaries and enrollment rules change, so check the exact address with the district.
Getting around
- East Dunne Avenue is the way in and out: it crosses US 101 about 1.8 miles straight-line from Mira Bella Circle and about 2.6 miles from Jackson Oaks Drive.
- Caltrain: Morgan Hill station is about 2.8 to 3.5 miles straight-line; four South County Connector round trips run each weekday, north in the morning and south in the evening.
- No VTA route was confirmed on East Dunne Avenue in the foothills; Route 87 runs on Cochrane Road and East Main Avenue to the north-west on weekdays.
- Downtown Monterey Road is about 3 to 3.7 miles straight-line.
- Hill roads: expect grades and curves on Thomas Grade, Jackson Oaks Drive and the upper East Dunne Avenue switchbacks.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Jackson Oaks & Holiday Lake: what we check
Buying here
- City or county, parcel by parcel: Holiday Drive, Copper Hill Drive, Quail Lane and Parkview Drive change jurisdiction along their length. County parcels mean county planning and permits, and wells, septic systems and private roads may apply; ask whether the house is on city sewer or a septic system and get the records.
- Landslide maps: about 18 percent of the city side's addressed parcels (Holiday Drive, Holiday Court, Blue Jay Drive, Raccoon Court, parts of Jackson Oaks Drive, Oakridge Court, Quail Court) and about four in five island parcels are inside the state's landslide zone (Mount Sizer quadrangle, released 2006). Read the natural hazard disclosure and ask for geotechnical and drainage reports.
- Fire maps: CAL FIRE's real-estate layer shows no fire hazard severity zone on nearly all city parcels here, while the county island and ridge land are state responsibility area zones, Very High on Shady Lane Drive, Oak Lane and part of Holiday Drive. Check the current map and disclosure for the address.
- Flood maps: FEMA shows nearly all city parcels in shaded Zone X (0.2 percent annual chance), which is not a special flood hazard area; check the address.
- Hillside lots: before planning an addition, pool or ADU, check the city's grading and hillside rules (or the county's, on the island) and the slope behind the house.
Selling here
- Confirm and state the jurisdiction (city, county island, or county outside the Urban Service Area) in the listing; it changes permits, services and comps.
- Gather sewer or septic records, any geotechnical reports and permit history before listing.
- Order the natural hazard disclosure early: landslide and fire zone answers differ from street to street here.
- Compare like with like: lots run from about 3,000 square feet on the Helene Lane group to 20,000 square feet and up on The Hill, and island houses compete with other county parcels.
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faq
Jackson Oaks & Holiday Lake questions, answered
Is Jackson Oaks in Morgan Hill city limits?
Yes. The county's city-limit map and the Census place boundary both put Jackson Oaks Drive, Oak View Circle, Oak Leaf Drive, Thomas Grade and the other Jackson Oaks streets inside the city.
Is Holiday Lake Estates part of the city?
Partly. The upper side of Holiday Drive and Manzanita Drive, Hoot Owl Way, Butterfly Lane, Oak Lane and Shady Lane Drive are an unincorporated county island inside the city's Urban Service Area. Holiday Court, the lower side of Holiday Drive, Blue Jay Drive and Lakeview Drive are in the city.
Are these streets in a landslide zone?
Some are. The state's 2006 Mount Sizer landslide map covers about 18 percent of the city side's addressed parcels and much of the county island. Check the disclosure for the exact address.
Is there a fault zone nearby?
The state's Alquist-Priolo zone for the Calaveras fault lies east of the city limit on county land along upper East Dunne Avenue; no city parcel in this guide falls inside it.
Which school district serves Jackson Oaks?
Morgan Hill Unified School District, for both the city streets and the county land. Check the address with the district.
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