Mountain Charlie Road and Bean Creek Road

[Max Rockatansky]

The southern portion of Mountain Charlie Road is an approximately 5.1-mile single lane rural highway located in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Santa Cruz County.  This segment of Mountain Charlie Road begins at California State Route 35 (Summit Road) and terminates to the south at Glenwood Drive near South Pacific Coast Railroad Tunnel #4.  A second northern segment of Mountain Charlie Road begins at Summit Road and extends approximately 1 mile northward to Old Santa Cruz Highway.

Mountain Charlie Road along with a small portion of Glenwood Drive and Bean Creek Road were all part of the McKiernan Toll Road.  The McKiernan Toll Road was commissioned by the Santa Cruz Turnpike Company in 1858.  This toll road would be constructed by Charles Henry "Mountain Charlie" McKiernan and Hiram Scott at a cost $6,000.  The McKiernan Toll Road originated at what is now the city of Scotts Valley and ascended to the Summit Road.  The toll facility was ultimately purchased by Santa Cruz County in 1878 for $600 and made a public highway.

https://www.gribblenation.org/2026/07/mountain-charlie-road.html?m=1

[Max Rockatansky]

And Bean Creek Road:

https://www.gribblenation.org/2026/07/bean-creek-road.html?m=1