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MAP AND DIRECTIONS

Lionel Cantú GLBTI Resource Center
1156 High St. Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone: 831-459-2468
E-mail: queer@ucsc.edu

if you are walking, using santa cruz metro, or taking the campus shuttle...
if you are driving on campus...
if you are driving from off campus...
if you need to park...

Walking Map Click on the map for a large view.

Metro and shuttle

If you are taking the Metro:
It is best to take the East routes (10,12,16,20, or 22), as they stop at the Crown/Merrill bus-stop. The University routes (13,15,19) traveling in the reverse direction stop only as close as Social Sciences/Colleges 9 & 10. If you are on one of those buses, you will have to walk forward down the hill towards Chinquapin Road. If you have questions about Metro schedules or need other information, visit www.scmtd.com/routes.html

If you are taking the campus shuttle:
Hop on a Day Perimeter, Night Perimeter, or Night Core bus. Again, it's best to get on an Eastbound rather than Westbound shuttle for the same reasons as above. Although Night Core is slow, it will actually take you all the way up to the Crown circle, and your walk is all downhill from there. Questions about the shuttles? Visit the TAPS website and scroll through the transit menu.

Walking to the center

Do I have to climb that big hill to find the Lionel Cantú GLBTI Resource Center?
There are basically two ways of getting up the hill on foot, either way involves a series of steep inclines. Anyone with significant mobility concerns can contact taps paratransit for a ride up. The number is 831- 459-2829.

Where do I go from the Crown/Merrill bus-stop?
Take the path up the hill, choosing the left fork. When you get to the top, walk forward and follow the driveway around the buildings. The driveway will come to a T intersection, go right towards the Crown College entrance. Across from the entrance (crown circle), you'll see a white mailbox. Take the right fork of the path down the hill. The first building is the radio station KZSC. The Lionel Cantú GLBTI Center is the second building.

I'm coming from the direction of Chinquapin Road, isn't there an easier way?
Yes. Go up the path at the corner of Chinquapin and McLaughlin. When you get to the top (you'll see a stop sign), turn left and follow the driveway around the buildings. The driveway will come to a T intersection, go right towards the Crown College entrance. Across from the entrance, you'll see a white mailbox. Take the right fork of the path down the hill. The first building is the radio station KZSC. The Lionel Cantú GLBTI Center is the second building.


Driving Map  Click on the map for a large view.

Driving on campus

From the main entrance, continue on Coolidge Drive, going around the big field (turning left onto Hagar isn't wrong, but it tends to be slower due to pedestrians and construction). Coolidge curves up the hill and into the forest, eventually turning into McLaughlin. At the second stop sign you'll see a sign for Crown College and the Lionel Cantú GLBTI Resource Center. Turn right. At the next stop sign there's a juncture.

If you have a "B" or "A" parking permit (see below), or if it is after 8:30 pm on a weekday, or if it is a weekend or holiday, take the middle fork down into the large parking lot. This parking lot is free week-days from 8:30 pm- 7 am, and all week-ends. Drive to the very end of the lot. On your right, you'll see the Lionel Cantú GLBTI Center, which is one of two large redwood buildings (the one with the rainbow flag in the window). Take the footpath up the hill. The entrance to the Center faces away from the lower parking lot.

If it is a non-holiday weekday before 8:30 pm and you do not have a "B" or "A" parking permit, you can attempt to park one of ten metered spaces down in the parking lot mentioned above, or in one of the two metered spaces at Crown College. In this case, take the right fork at the juncture toward Crown College. On your left, you'll see two metered parking areas (2 hour limit, quarters only). From there, walk towards the Crown College entrance. Across from the entrance, you'll see a white mailbox. Take the right fork of the path down the hill. The first building is the radio station KZSC. The Lionel Cantú GLBTI Center is the second building.

Driving from off campus

Take Hwy 1 into Santa Cruz, which turns into Mission Street. From Mission, turn onto Bay Street (away from the beach). This will be a right turn if you are on Hwy 1 North, or a left if you are on Hwy 1 South. Follow Bay through two stoplights. The third stoplight is at the entrance to the campus, on High Street. Go through this light, and you are now on campus.

Parking

To buy a day parking permit (which costs $6), stop at the information kiosk at the main entrance. If you are coming up to campus after 3 pm, a night parking permit costs $2. If the kiosk is closed, you can go to the TAPS, the parking office. To get to the parking office, take a right at the first light after the main entrance, then an immediate right. This short road ends at the parking office. You can also go online to the online parking permit application center.

If you need to park in an accessible location:
There are two disabled parking spaces by the white mailbox. There's also two disabled spaces halfway down the path (recommended if you use a wheelchair since the path is steep).

If you have questions or accessibility needs, please call call the Center at 831-459-2468 or
e-mail us at queer@ucsc.edu.