Directions to the Explorit Nature Center

Photo from DavisWiki.org, by Jason Aller

The Explorit Nature Center (previously called the "Mace Ranch Branch") of the Explorit Science Center in Davis is located on 5th Street, east of Pole Line Road.

Explorit Nature Center 3141 5th Street Davis, CA 95616

From Sacramento and Stockton

From south of Sacramento:

• Take Highway 99 or Highway 5 north towards Sacramento.
• ... follow the instructions below

From Sacramento or the foothills:

• Exit at Mace Blvd. in Davis
• Turn right onto Mace Blvd.
• Turn left onto Alhambra Drive. (2nd stoplight)
• Turn left at 5th Street
• Explorit is on the right

From Woodland

From west Woodland:

• Take Highway 113 south towards Davis.
• Take the Covell Blvd. exit
• Turn left at West Covell Blvd.
• Turn right at Alhmabra Dr.
• Turn right at 5th Street
• Explorit is on the right

From east Woodland:

• Take Road 102 south towards Davis.
• Road 102 becomes Pole Line Road.
• Turn left at West Covell Blvd.
• Turn right at Alhmabra Dr.
• Turn right at 5th Street
• Explorit is on the right

From the Bay Area

From the North Bay:

• Take Highway 101 to Novato (in northern Marin county)
• Take Highway 37 east towards Vacaville.
• Take Highway 80 east towards Sacramento.
• ... follow the instructions below

From the greater Bay Area:

• Take highway 80 east towards Sacramento.
• Exit at Mace Boulevard / Chiles Road in Davis.
• Turn left onto Chiles Road
• Turn left onto Mace Blvd.
• Turn left onto Alhambra Drive. (2nd stoplight)
• Turn left at 5th Street
• Explorit is on the right

Public Transit

• Unitrans A-Line Schedule A-Line stops on 5th Street near Explorit.
  [ http://unitrans.ucdavis.edu/schedules/2008-2009/A-line.pdf ]

• Davis Community Transit can be scheduled to pick you up, and only costs $1.25!
  [ http://www.city.davis.ca.us/pcs/transit/ ]

• The following Yolo County Bus will get you to Davis. From there, you'll need to transfer to one of the above buses:
  • Yolobus Route 42 Woodland / Davis / West Sacramento / Sacramento / Airport
    [ http://yolobus.com/42.html ]

  • Yolobus Route 43 East Davis Express (Davis / Sacramento)
    [ http://yolobus.com/43.html ]

  • Yolobus Route 220 Davis / Winters / Vacaville
    [ http://www.yolobus.com/220.html ]

  • Yolobus Route 242 Woodland / UC Davis (Davis / Woodland)
    [ http://yolobus.com/242.html ]

• AmTrak Capitol Route travels between the Bay Area and Sacramento/Reno
  [ http://www.amtrak.com/ ]

• Greyhound stops in Davis
  [ http://www.greyhound.com/ ]

Also, Google Maps has an option to see public transit lines, and get directions to a destination via transit: Find public transit to Explorit.

Carpooling

Many LUGOD members are willing to pick people up on their way to meetings.

If you're in need of a ride, please contact LUGOD's Secretary, typescript@lugod.org, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting! Provide the location you wish to be picked up from. We cannot guarantee a ride, and are not responsible for drivers. We simply do our best to provide this matching service.

If you'd like to register yourself as a driver, please e-mail LUGOD's Secretary, typescript@lugod.org, with the following information:

• How regularly you attend meetings
• How many passengers you can transport
• What locations can you pick people up from (eg, "west Davis," "downtown Sacramento," etc.)
• What time you usually make it to meetings (eg, on-time, early, sometimes late, etc.)

More Information

• Interactive Map at Google Maps
  [ http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3141+5th+Street+95616 ]

• Map at OpenStreetMap.org
  [ http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=38.55538&lon=-121.70931&zoom=17&layers=B000FTF ]

Websites:

• Explorit Science Center website
  [ http://www.explorit.org/ ]

• To Explorit on 5th at the Explorit Science Center website
  [ http://www.explorit.org/visit/directions/to-explorit-on-5th ]

• Explorit Science Center at DavisWiki.org
  [ http://www.daviswiki.org/Explorit ]