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Driving Directions, Office Locations and Parking Information

Life Sciences District

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Administrative Office Locations

Most offices for the College of Biological Sciences are located in three buildings on campus; the Life Sciences building, Briggs Hall and Storer Hall. All are within a short walking distance of each other. The Center for Neuroscience and the UC Davis Genome Center are a short driving distance from the College of Biological Sciences. See below for driving directions and parking information for these facilities.

    • Dean's Office, College of Biological Sciences, 202 Life Sciences
    • Section of Plant Biology, 1002 Life Sciences
    • Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, 149 Briggs Hall
    • Section of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, 196 Briggs Hall
    • Section of Evolution and Ecology, 2320 Storer Hall
    • Section of Microbiology, 355 Briggs Hall
    • UC Davis Genome Center
    • Center for Neuroscience, UC Davis Research Park - 1544 Newton Court, Davis
    • Center for Population Biology, 2320G Storer Hall

Life Sciences building, Briggs Hall and Storer Hall — Parking and Driving Directions

The Life Sciences building, Briggs Hall, and Storer Hall are within a short walking distance from each other.

Driving from either Sacramento or San Francisco on Interstate 80, take the Hwy. 113 exit north towards Woodland. Exit 113 on Hutchison Drive and proceed east to the first stop light which is La Rue Road. Continue on Hutchison Drive one block past La Rue Road. Both the Life Sciences building and the West Entry Parking Structure are on the left hand side of the street. Visitor parking is available in both the West Entry Parking Structure and in Lot 41. Lot 41 is located on the right hand side of the street directly across from the Life Sciences building and the parking structure. Metered parking is available for up to two hours at both facilities. Meters accept quarters. Full day parking is available in the West Entry Parking Structure. Permits are available from permit dispensers at both entrances. Full day permits cost $6.00. Permit dispensers accept VISA or Master Card. Permit dispensers do not accept cash.

Genome Center - driving directions and parking:
Traveling from either Sacramento or San Francisco on Interstate 80
, exit on Hwy 113 north toward Woodland.  Take Hutchison Drive exit and turn right on Hutchison Road.  Turn right on Health Sciences Drive.  Turn right on West Health Sciences Drive and turn left into Visitor Parking Lot 53. Visitor parking is available. Full day permits cost $6.00 per day.  Permit dispensers accept VISA and Master Card.  Parking is free on weekends and observed holidays, except when special event parking is enforced.

Center for Neuroscience - driving directions and parking:
The Center for Neuroscience is located near campus in the UC Davis Research Park at 1544 Newton Court in South Davis. Traveling from either Sacramento or San Francisco on Interstate 80, take the Hwy. 113 exit north towards Woodland. Exit Hwy. 113 at the Russell Boulevard exit. Turn left on Russell Blvd. toward downtown Davis. Russell Blvd. becomes 5th Street. Continue on 5th Street to "E" Street. Turn Right on "E" Street. "E" Street becomes Richards Blvd. Continue on Richards to Research Park Drive. Turn right onto Research Park Drive. Turn right on Newton Court. Visitor parking is available in Lots 80 and 83. Metered parking is available for up to two hours at both facilities. Meters accept quarters and full day permits are available at the parking lot entrance. Full day permits cost $6.00. Permit dispensers accept VISA and Master Card. Permit dispensers do not accept cash. Lot 82 is available to visitors with UCD "C" parking permits.


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