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PCMSC Location

Detailed Description

From the San Francisco Bay Area:
Take your favorite highway to Hwy 17 South to Hwy 1
At the Hwys 17+1 merge, keep right
Follow signs to “Hwy 1 North, Half Moon Bay, UC Santa Cruz”
Stay on Hwy 1 North (keep in right-most lanes)
Hwy 1 is also named Mission Street — Follow Mission for about 2 miles
At the Western Drive stop light, turn left onto Western Drive
The building right in front of you is the
USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
2885 Mission Street

From the south coast or from Hwy 17:
Take Hwy 1 North to west Santa Cruz
At the Western Drive stop light, turn left onto Western
The building right in front of you is the
USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
2885 Mission Street

From the north coast:
Take Hwy 1 South to west Santa Cruz
At the Western Drive stop light, turn right onto Western
The building right in front of you is the
USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
2885 Mission Street

Parking:
Limited parking spaces may be available in the parking lot located on the NE corner of Western Drive and Mission Street
Limited parking is available along Mission Street and along Natural Bridges Drive
Entrance to PCMSC is at 2885 Mission Street

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Public Domain.