Building Map: VCRU Beckman 5th Floor


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Campus Map: VCRU Beckman 5th Floor


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(NOTE: Kirkham Street will become Koret Way at 4th Avenue)

From the East Bay - Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, and Alameda Counties (80)
Entering San Francisco from the Bay Bridge, Hwy. 80 South, after crossing the Bay Bridge, EXIT to the right on "101 North/Golden Gate Bridge". Get in the left lane and EXIT on OCTAVIA BLVD/FELL STREET. After 4 blocks, turn LEFT on FELL Street. Continue about 20 blocks to Stanyan Street (past Masonic, get in the right lane of Fell and continue straight as Fell veers to the left here). From the right lane, turn left (south) onto Stanyan Street. Continue 8 blocks, then turn right (west) on Parnassus Avenue. Follow Parnassus to 5th Avenue. Make a left onto 5th Avenue for one block to Kirkham. Turn left on Kirkham and proceed to the top of the driveway where you will see a large sign for the Beckman Vision Center, walk across the cement footbridge and enter at 8 Koret Way.

From Marin and Sonoma Counties (101 South and Hwy 1)
After crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, take the 19th Avenue exit (on right 1/4-mile after toll plaza) onto Park Presidio Drive. Stay in the right lanes as you pass through Golden Gate Park onto 19th Avenue, where no left turns are allowed. Proceed on 19th Avenue to Lawton, turn right on Lawton; right on 20th Avenue; right (east) on Kirkham. Follow Kirkham to 5th Avenue. Proceed through the intersection and to the top of the driveway where you'll see a large sign for Beckman Vision Center, walk across the cement footbridge and enter at 8 Koret Way.

From the South Bay (101 North)
Take HIGHWAY 101 NORTH (Bayshore Freeway). Follow the signs for "101 North/Golden Gate Bridge". Get in the left lane and EXIT on OCTAVIA BLVD/FELL STREET. After 4 blocks, turn LEFT on FELL Street. Continue about 20 blocks to Stanyan Street (past Masonic, get in the right lane of Fell and continue straight as Fell veers to the left here). From the right lane, turn left (south) onto Stanyan Street. Continue 8 blocks, then turn right (west) on Parnassus Avenue. Follow Parnassus to 5th Avenue. Make a left onto 5th Avenue for one block to Kirkham. Turn left on Kirkham and proceed to the top of the driveway where you will see a large sign for the Beckman Vision Center, walk across the cement footbridge and enter at 8 Koret Way.

From the Peninsula (280) and San Francisco Airport
Take Highway 280 north (or 101 north to 380 west to 280 north); stay in the left lanes and take the Golden Gate Bridge exit onto 19th Avenue (north). Proceed in the right lanes and turn right (east) on Kirkham Street. Follow Kirkham to 5th Avenue. Proceed through the intersection and to the top of the driveway where you'll see a large sign for Beckman Vision Center, walk across the cement footbridge and enter at 8 Koret Way.

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Parking for PATIENTS ONLY: Please park in one of the 16 designated parking spaces marked "Vision Patients Only" (small blue area in map above). Note: The fee for parking in a designated University lot is $2.50 per hour. Please come prepared with change to purchase a ticket from the yellow box located near the Vision Patients Only parking area. Place your purchased ticket on your dashboard. If you have a disabled place card, you may park for free by displaying your place card on your dashboard. Please be prepared to register your vehicle's license number in the designated location, under the pay phones, just inside the sliding glass doors of the Beckman Vision Center.

Parking options (larger blue areas in map above):
Paid Parking: Other options are to park in the Westside/Kirkham Surface Lot behind School of Dentistry (take 5th Avenue to Kirkham) OR a bit further away in the Millberry Union (MU) Public Garage (500 Parnassus Avenue). Click on the links above to see more details including hourly rates.

Street Parking: Another option is parking on the street (2 hours street or parking meters).

Public Transportation


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For SF Municipal Railway (MUNI) information, call:
415/673-MUNI
415/923-6366 (Hearing Impaired TDD/TTY)

From the East Bay
Take AC Transit to the Transbay Terminal at First and Mission Streets in San Francisco. From there, take the No. 6-Parnassus bus to the campus; or walk one block to Market Street, enter the Muni Metro/BART Montgomery Street station, and take the N-Judah Muni Metro to the campus.
For AC Transit information, call:
817-1717 (new transit number available from any Bay Area area code)
800/448-9790 (Hearing Impaired TDD/TTY)
510/891-4700 (Customer Relations)

Take BART to the Civic Center station and take the N-Judah Muni Metro, or exit to Market Street and take the No. 6-Parnassus bus to the campus. The Muni bus line operates along Market Street with a stop in front of the campus on Parnassus Avenue.
For BART information, call:
925/676-BART (Antioch/Pittsburg Area)
510/441-BART (Fremont/Union City Area)
510/441-BART (Hayward/San Leandro Area)
925/676-BART (Lafayette/Walnut Creek/Concord Area)
510/676-BART (Livermore/Pleasanton Area)
510/465-BART (Oakland/Berkeley/Orinda Area)
510/236-BART (Richmond/El Cerrito Area)
415/992-BART (San Francisco/Daly City Area)
650/992-BART (South San Francisco/San Bruno City Area)
510/839-2220 (Hearing Impaired TDD/TTY)

From Marin and Sonoma Counties
Take Golden Gate Transit to the Transbay Terminal. Walk one block to Market Street. Enter the Muni Metro/BART Montgomery Street station and take the N-Judah Muni Metro to the campus.
For Golden Gate Transit information, call:
415/923-2000 (San Francisco County)
415/455-2000 (Marin County)
707/541-2000 (Sonoma County)
415/257-4554 (Hearing Impaired TDD/TTY)

From the Peninsula
Take CalTrain to the San Francisco station. From there, take the No. 30-Stockton bus to Market Street and transfer to the No. 6-Parnassus bus, or enter the Muni Metro/BART Powell Street station and transfer to the N-Judah Muni Metro.
For CalTrain information, call:
800/660-4287
650/508-6455 (From Outside Caltrain Service Area)
650/508-6448 (Hearing Impaired TDD/TTY)

Take SamTrans to 8th and Mission Streets. Walk one block to Market Street and take the No. 6-Parnassus bus, or enter the Muni Metro/BART Civic Center station and take the N-Judah Muni Metro.
For SamTrans information, call:
1-800/660-4BUS
650/508-6455 (From Outside SamTrans Service Area)
650/508-6448 (Hearing Impaired TDD/TTY)

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