Directions

Natural Reserve System
University of California Office of the President (UCOP)
1111 Franklin Street, 6th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607-5200

The NRS systemwide staff are all located in the UC Office of the President building at 1111 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA. Universitywide NRS Advisory Committee meetings are usually held in room 5320.

FROM THE SOUTH
By car: Take Interstate 880 north to the Broadway exit, right on Broadway, turn right onto 11th Street, and left onto Franklin Street.
By BART: (From Oakland Airport: Take the BART to OAK train to Coliseum BART station.) Take a Richmond-bound train and disembark at the 12th Street station. See below for directions to reach the building from BART.

FROM THE NORTH
By car: Take Interstate 80 west to Interstate 580 east toward downtown Oakland/Hayward/Stockton. Take the Interstate 980 west exit on the left and merge onto Interstate 980 west. Take the 12th Street exit, proceed one block on Brush Street, turn left onto 11th Street, then left onto Franklin Street.
By BART: Take either a San Francisco/Millbrae or Fremont-bound train and disembark at the 12th Street station. See below for directions to reach the building from BART.

FROM THE EAST
By car: Take Highway 24 west into Oakland to Interstate 980. Take the 12th Street exit towards 11th Street, proceed one block on Brush Street, turn left onto 11th Street, then left onto Franklin.
By BART: Take either a Daly City or San Francisco Airport-bound train and disembark at the 12th Street station. See below for directions to reach the building from BART.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO
By car: Take the Bay Bridge to Interstate 580 East, then to Interstate 980. Take the 12th Street exit, proceed one block on Brush Street, turn left onto 11th Street, then left onto Franklin Street.
By BART: Take the Richmond or Pittsburg/Bay Point-bound train and disembark at the 12th Street station. See below for directions to reach the building from BART.

PARKING
Hourly parking is available at

  • Douglas Parking, Broadway and 12th St.
  • Merchant’s Parking, Webster St. and 14th St.

BART 12th ST. STATION T0 1111 FRANKLIN ST.
From inside the station, take the 11th & Broadway exit (to your left as you exit). Upon exiting, you will be at the corner of 11th Street and Broadway, with 12th Street behind you. Turn around and walk about one hundred feet up Broadway toward 12th Street. Turn right into the fenced walkway in the middle of the block (it goes through an empty lot) to enter the Office of the President building.

Tickets and change are available at all BART stations. For information and schedules: (510) 465-2278; www.bart.gov

Traffic and public transit information www.511.org