It’s easy to pass right through southern Santa Clara County while driving along Highway 101 headed into or out of the Bay Area. In South County, there are fields, greenhouses, goats and sheep grazing, and of course, outlet stores in Gilroy. To see more, you need get off the busy highway and take some quieter roads to get to know the area that’s home the cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill and the town of San Martin. 

Morgan Hill is 20 miles south of San Jose, separated by the greenbelts that define the region. Gilroy is 10 miles further south, and unincorporated San Martin is in the middle. 

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