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DIRECTIONS TO THE BERKELEY HIGH CREW BOATHOUSE:

The Jack London Aquatic Center is located at 115 Embarcadero, between 5th Avenue and Oak Street, in Estuary Park, where the Lake Merritt Channel meets the Estuary in Oakland. It is approximately one mile east of Jack London Square along the Embarcadero. DRIVING DIRECTIONS Below

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
From Berkeley/El Cerrito/I-80 West:
Take I-80 WEST toward Oakland. Merge onto I-580 East/Downtown Oakland (CA-24) toward Hayward/Stockton. Now take the I-980 WEST EXIT towards DOWNTOWN OAKLAND. Take the JACKSON STREET EXIT, staying RIGHT at the fork in the ramp. The exit will drop you on 5TH STREET. Stay on 5TH STREET for 3 blocks until you reach OAK ST. Turn right on OAK ST., OAK ST. becomes EMBARCADERO after crossing the railroad tracks. Go approximately 3/10 mile on the EMBARCADERO, turn RIGHT into the entrance to Estuary Park and JLAC. Immediately after the JLAC entrance there is a small bridge on the EMBARCADERO; if you go over the bridge, you’ve gone too far.

From San Francisco:
Take I-80 EAST to the Bay Bridge. On the East Bay side of the bridge, take the I-580 EAST/DOWNTOWN OAKLAND. EXIT toward Hayward/Stockton. Now take the I-980 WEST EXIT towards downtown Oakland. Take the JACKSON STREET EXIT, staying RIGHT at the fork in the ramp. The exit will drop you on 5TH STREET. Stay on 5TH STREET for 3 blocks until you reach OAK ST. Turn right on OAK ST., OAK ST. becomes EMBARCADERO after crossing the railroad tracks. Go approximately 3/10 mile on the EMBARCADERO, turn RIGHT into the entrance to Estuary Park and JLAC. Immediately after the JLAC entrance there is a small bridge on the EMBARCADERO; if you go over the bridge, you’ve gone too far.

From Alameda:
Alameda south:
Take either the PARK ST. or FRUITVALE STREET bridges to I-880 North, and continue to follow directions as though from San Jose/South Bay/South I-880.

From San Jose/South Bay/South I-880:
Take I-880 North to Oakland. Take the OAK STREET EXIT. Turn LEFT onto OAK ST, going back under the freeway toward the bay. OAK ST. becomes EMBARCADERO after crossing the railroad tracks. At approximately 3/10 mile, turn RIGHT into the entrance to Estuary Park and JLAC. Immediately after the JLAC entrance there is a small bridge on the Embarcadero; if you go over the bridge, you’ve gone too far.
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From I880 North, once in Oakland, take the 5TH AVE EXIT. Turn right onto the EMBARCADERO. Go approximately 2/3 mile on the Embarcadero, over a small bridge, and immediately after the bridge turn LEFT into the entrance to Estuary Park and the JLAC parking lot. DO NOT TAKE THIS EXIT IF YOU ARE DRIVING A BOAT TRAILER!!

From East/680 corridor:
Take I-680 to the CA-24 EXIT towards LAFAYETTE/OAKLAND and continue on CA-24 through the tunnel. Merge onto I-980 West. From I-980, take the JACKSON STREET EXIT, staying RIGHT at the fork in the ramp. The exit will drop you on 5TH Street. Stay on 5TH Street for 3 blocks until you reach OAK ST. Turn right on OAK ST., OAK ST. becomes EMBARCADERO after crossing the railroad tracks. Go approximately 3/10 mile on the EMBARCADERO, turn RIGHT into the entrance to Estuary Park and JLAC. Immediately after the JLAC entrance there is a small bridge on the EMBARCADERO; if you go over the bridge, you’ve gone too far.

From Marin County:
Southern Marin County:
Take US-101 South toward San Francisco and go across the Golden Gate Bridge. Follow the signs for US-101 onto Van Ness Blvd. A couple of blocks after you cross Market St., there is a freeway entrance on the right for I-80 EAST and the Bay Bridge, get on I-80 EAST. From here follow directions as though from San Francisco.

Northern Marin County:
From US-101 SOUTH, take the I-580 EAST EXIT to the Richmond Bridge. Once you cross the bridge, merge onto I-80 West, and continue to follow directions as though from Berkeley/El Cerrito/I-80 West.

Public Transportation:
On BART, Exit Lake Merritt BART Station at Oak Street and 8th Avenue. Walk South on Oak until it dead ends and you reach the train tracks. Cross the tracks and follow the EMBARCADERO (there is a bike path) as it winds east (left, away from Jack London Square). You will pass JETRO. The next driveway entrance is ours.