Map & Directions
We would feel awful if you got a ticket while visiting, so please purchase a parking permit.
Address
- CSUMB mailing address: 100 Campus Center, Seaside CA 93955
- CSUMB physical address: 5108 Fourth Ave, Marina, CA 93933
Maps
Directions to campus
By car
Put this address into your GPS or navigation app:
5108 Fourth Avenue, Marina, CA 93933
From southbound 101 (San Jose/Gilroy)
- Follow Highway 101 south toward Salinas.
- Merge onto Highway 156 west toward the Monterey Peninsula.
- Highway 156 becomes Highway 1 south.
- Take Exit 406 onto Lightfighter Drive (CSU Monterey Bay main entrance). You will circle back over the highway onto Lightfighter Drive.
- At the third traffic signal, turn left onto General Jim Moore Blvd.
- Follow the signs to your desired campus location.
From northbound 101 (San Luis Obispo/King City)
- Follow Highway 101 north to Salinas.
- Take the Monterey Peninsula exit (Sanborn Road). At the stop sign, turn right to go back under the highway.
- Sanborn Road will bend to the right and become Blanco Road.
- Remain on Blanco Road until it bends to the left and ends at a traffic light.
- At the light, turn right to merge onto Reservation Road.
- Turn left at the second traffic signal onto Imjin Road.
- Turn left again at the second traffic signal onto Abrams Drive.
- Wind through the CSUMB Housing area, then, when the road ends, turn right onto Inter-Garrison Road.
- Follow the signs to your desired campus location.
From northbound Highway 1 (Monterey Peninsula/Seaside)
- Follow Highway 1 north.
- Take Exit 406 onto Lightfighter Drive (CSU Monterey Bay main entrance).
- At the third traffic signal, turn left onto General Jim Moore Blvd.
- Follow the signs to your desired campus location.
From southbound highway 1 (Santa Cruz/moss landing)
- Follow Highway 1 south.
- Take Exit 406 onto Lightfighter Drive (CSU Monterey Bay main entrance). You will circle back over the highway onto Lightfighter Drive.
- At the third traffic signal, turn left onto General Jim Moore Blvd.
- Follow the signs to your desired campus location.
Parking
Important note: We would feel awful if you got a ticket while visiting, so please purchase a parking permit.
By bus or train
From downtown Monterey
Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) offers direct service between downtown Monterey and the CSUMB campus.
- Take MST Line 18 to the CSUMB Alumni & Visitor Center.
From Salinas (for Amtrak and Greyhound connections)
- Take MST Line 25 to the CSUMB Alumni & Visitor Center.
OR
- Take MST Line 20 to the Marina Transit Exchange.
- Take MST Line 16 to the CSUMB Alumni & Visitor Center.
From Watsonville
- Take MST Line 27 to the Marina Transit Exchange.
- Take MST Line 16 to the CSUMB Alumni & Visitor Center.
From San Jose, Morgan Hill or Gilroy Amtrak connections
By air
From Monterey Peninsula Airport
- When you exit the airport's main entrance, turn right onto Highway 68 west.
- Follow 68 to Highway 1.
- Take Highway 1 north.
- Take Exit 406 onto Lightfighter Drive (CSU Monterey Bay main entrance).
- At the third traffic signal, turn left onto General Jim Moore Blvd.
- Follow the signs to your desired campus location.
Directions to specific campus locations
- Administration Building
- Alumni & Visitors Center
- Black Box Cabaret
- Campus Quad
- Chapman Science Center
- Freeman Stadium
- Gambord Business and Information Technology Building
- Health & Wellness Services
- Heron Hall
- Music Hall
- Ocean Hall
- Otter Sports Complex
- Otter Sports Center/Kelp Bed
- Service Learning Institute
- Student Center
- Student Services Building
- Tanimura & Antle Family Memorial Library
- Tide Hall (University Personnel)
- University Center
- Valley Hall (University Police Department)
- Visual & Public Art
- World Theater