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Office Locations:
1. PRBO Headquarters at our San Francisco Bay Research Center
Phone 707-781-2555, fax: (707) 765-1685
E-mail: prbo@prbo.org
Please send mail to:
3820 Cypress Drive #11
Petaluma, CA 94954
Directions Map
visiting hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
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2. PRBO's Palomarin Field Station: Directions
phone: (415) 868-0655, fax: (415) 868-9363
Mesa Rd, Bolinas, CA 94924
Please send mail to:
PO Box 1157
Bolinas, CA 94924
visiting hours: Bird banding demonstrations: May to Thanksgiving- sunrise to noon every day but Monday; Thanksgiving to May- sunrise to noon Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
Unstaffed Visitor Center open year-round, sunrise to sunset.
3. PRBO Wetlands Center: Directions
phone: (415) 868-0371, fax:(415) 868-8962
Please send mail to:
PO Box 69
Bolinas, CA 94924
visiting hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Directions To PRBO's SF Bay Headquarters:
From Highway 101 (north or south): Take 101 to Petaluma. Take Lakeville Hwy., 116 East exit. Turn onto Lakeville (LEFT) east bound), go approximately 3 blocks from highway overpass. Turn right onto South McDowell. Turn right onto Cypress, second building on right. Follow parking lot to the back end at Shollenberger Park wetlands.
From I-80, Central Valley and points east: I-80 to 37 East towards Napa and
San Rafael. From Hwy 37 go north (right) on Lakeville Hwy. (also Hwy. 116) at the stop light (just east of Petaluma River bridge). Head north 9 miles or so. Make first left on to Pine View Way at office complex and follow Pine View to the end. Make a right onto Cypress. Our building is on the left. Follow parking lot to the back end at Shollenberger Park wetlands.
From West Marin: Take Point Reyes-Petaluma Rd to Petaluma's D Street. Turn right onto Lakeville. Turn right onto South McDowell. Turn right onto Cypress, second building on right. Follow parking lot to the back end at Shollenberger Park wetlands.
Alternate Scenic Route: From Hwy 37 go north on Lakeville Hwy. (also Hwy. 116) at the Hwy. 116 stop light (just east of Petaluma R. bridge). Head north 9 miles or so. Make first left on to Pine View Way at office complex and follow Pine View to the end. Make a right onto Cypress. Our building is on the left. Follow parking lot to the back end at Shollenberger Park wetlands.
Directions to PRBO's Wetlands Center
phone: (415) 868-0371, fax:(415) 868-8962
Please send mail to:
PO Box 69
Bolinas, CA 94924
visiting hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
From the East BayTake 580 East across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Exit at Central San Rafael and turn left on 3rd Street. Continue on 3rd Street (which changes names a few times and turns into Red Hill Blvd.) until it meets Sir Francis Drake Highway and veer right onto Sir Francis Drake. Take Sir Francis Drake west through the towns of San Anselmo, Fairfax and Lagunitas, until you hit Highway 1 at the town of Olema (approximately 15 miles from San Anselmo). Turn left (south) on Highway 1. Travel south approximately 6 miles. After mile marker 20, keep an eye out for a driveway on your right with a gate and a National Park Service sign that reads Pacific Coast Learning Center. Turn right into the driveway. PRBO's Wetlands Center is the small, white 2-story building on your right. To park, turn right when the driveway hits a T. Then turn left and go past the barn into a gravel parking lot.
From Sacramento/Davis:Take 80 west to Hwy 37. Take 37 through Vallejo and through San Pablo Bay wetlands all the way to Hwy 101. Take 101 South and exit at Lucas Valley/Smith Ranch Rd. exit. (Smith Ranch Rd heads east of 101 and Lucas Valley heads west.) Take Lucas Valley Rd west until it dead ends into Nicasio Valley Road (~ 10 miles). Go right on Nicasio Valley Road and jog through the town of Nicasio. Nicasio Valley Road dead ends into Point Reyes-Petaluma Road (~ 4 miles). Take a left on Point Reyes Petaluma Road (Nicasio Reservoir will be on your left.) You'll come to a stop sign with a small bridge on your right (~ 3 miles). Go straight here; the road you are on dead ends into Sir Francis Drake Blvd (~ another 2 miles). Turn right onto Sir Frances Drake which dead ends into Hwy 1 at the town of Olema (~ 2 miles). Turn left (south) on Hwy 1. Travel south approximately 6 miles. After mile marker 20, keep an eye out for a driveway on your right with a gate and a National Park Service sign that reads Pacific Coast Learning Center. Turn right into the driveway. PRBO's Wetlands Center is the small 2-story building on your right. To park, turn right when the driveway hits a T. Then turn left and go past the barn into a gravel parking lot.
From Golden Gate Bridge and 101 North:
Proceed on 101 North to the 1st Mill Valley Exit marked STINSON BEACH RT. 1. Exit bearing right, and proceed to main traffic light at Tam Junction. At light, turn left onto Shoreline Highway, following signs to Stinson Beach. Follow Shoreline Highway to coast and north for approximately 1/2 hour. You will enter Stinson Beach, where there is one stop sign. From the Stop sign in Stinson, you have about 8 miles to go until you reach PRBO's Wetlands Center. Drive through the 13 Turns section of Hwy 1 (that's the section with many curves in a 1-mile section). The road will straighten out, and then curve again, where you will see a large stand of trees along the road. Just as the road begins to curve to the right, look for white mile marker 20.23 on the right side of the road. After mile marker 20, keep an eye out for a driveway on your left with a gate and a National Park Service sign that reads Pacific Coast Learning Center. Turn left into the driveway. PRBO's Wetlands Center is the small 2-story building on your right. To park, turn right when the driveway hits a T. Then turn left and go past the barn into a gravel parking lot.
