Highway 1 From San Francisco

Take Highway 1 South.

Highway 1 leads into Santa Cruz on Mission Street. Stay on Mission Street through shopping area and get into the right lane, (do not go toward Highway 17 from the left lane.)

Stay in the right lane as Highway enters major intersection. Veer straight/right through intersection, Mission turns into High Street for about a block. High Street turns into Water Street as it descends from Holy Cross Church and Mission Plaza (which you’ll see on your left).

At the bottom of the hill, turn Right onto Front Street, opposite Town Clock. You will see the Post Office on your immediate left (the post office is on the corner of Front and Water Streets.)

Proceed to Local Directions below.

Take Highway 880 to Highway 17.

As you come into Santa Cruz, stay on highway in left lane to Ocean Street (Highway 17 leads onto Ocean Street in left lane).

Turn Right on Water Street.

Stay in left lane. At second traffic light turn Left onto Front Street.

Proceed to Local Directions below.

Take Highway 1 North into Santa Cruz.

As you come into Santa Cruz, follow signs to Highway 1 North/Half Moon Bay. When the freeway ends, your first stoplight is River Street.

Turn Left on River Street.

Two stop lights later, veer Right onto North Pacific.

Next light is Water Street (you’ll see the Town Clock on your left). Veer slightly Left through intersection onto Front Street.

Proceed to Local Directions below.

Immediately on the left hand side you will see the Post Office on the corner of Front and Water Streets. The Veterans Memorial Building is the next building on your left.

Parking: The City of Santa Cruz three-story Parking Structure #10 is a half-block ahead just past the Comerica Bank on left and behind the Wells Fargo Bank. Turn left after the Comerica Bank and an immediate right into the parking structure. Parking is free on the street level with a 3-hour limit on weekdays and Saturday, and free unlimited on all three levels on Sunday. The Comerica Bank lot is also available for parking outside of normal bank hours: Monday-Thursday after 4pm, Friday after 6pm, Saturday after 1pm and Sunday and holidays all day.

All day metered parking (meters with blue poles that take quarters) is also available along River Street and in front of the Wells Fargo Bank.