San José Mineta International Airport is the nearest airport to UC Santa Cruz. The UC Santa Cruz residential campus is at 1156 High Street in Santa Cruz, California.
Directions to Santa Cruz
From Southern and Central California:
Take Highway 101 north to Highway 156 west to Highway 1 north. Follow Highway 1 north to Santa Cruz.
From Northern California:
Take Interstate 5 south to Interstate 80 west to Interstate 680 south which becomes Interstate 280 north. Then take Highway 17 south to Santa Cruz, then Highway 1 north.
From San Francisco International Airport:
Take Highway 101 south to Highway 85 south, to Highway 17 south to Santa Cruz, then Highway 1 north.
From San José Mineta International Airport:
Take Interstate 880 which becomes Highway 17 south to Santa Cruz, then Highway 1 north.
Directions to Campus
Once you’re in Santa Cruz on Highway 1 north, continue as it becomes Mission Street through town. Turn right on Bay Street and follow it to the campus entrance.
Once on Campus, make your way to College Nine/John R. Lewis College. Parking will be available in Parking Lot 164, Parking Lot 165, and Parking Lot 167.
Dressing for the Conference and Santa Cruz
Like a Gordon Research Conference, our conference will be casual and interactive. We advise you to plan on comfortable walking shoes and to dress in layers. Mornings and evenings can be cool (sometimes foggy) and afternoons can be warm.