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Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
1222 Preservation Park Way
Oakland, CA 94612-1201
⇒ Directions
From San Francisco Airport
Take Route 101 North to San Francisco. Continue through San Francisco to the Bay Bridge (I-80 East). Take the Bay Bridge to the East Bay and follow signs to I-580 East. Follow I-580 to I-980 Downtown Oakland and take the 11th/12th Street exit. Turn left on 11th St. Go two blocks on 11th to Martin Luther King Jr. Way, turn left. Go two blocks to 13th St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The Park entrance is at 13th Street on the left.
From San Francisco
Take the Bay Bridge (I-80) to the East Bay and follow signs to I-580 East. Follow I-580 to I-980 Downtown Oakland and take the 11th/12th Street exit. Turn left on 11th St. Go two blocks on 11th St. to Martin Luther King Jr. Way, turn left. Go two blocks to 13th St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The Park entrance is at 13th Street on the left.
From Hayward, South Bay, San Jose and Palo Alto
Travel north on I-880 to the Broadway exit (Downtown Oakland). Turn left on 12th Street. Go three blocks to Martin Luther King Jr. Way, turn right. Travel one block to 13th Street. The Park entrance is at 13th Street on the left.
From Oakland Airport
When leaving the airport, follow the signs to Hegenberger Road to I-880 North. Travel north on I-880 to the Broadway exit (Downtown Oakland). Turn left on 12th Street. Go three blocks to Martin Luther King Jr. Way, turn right. Travel one block to 13th Street. The Park entrance is at 13th Street on the left.
From North Berkeley
Take I-80 West to I-580 and follow signs to I-980 (Downtown Oakland). Take the 11th/12th Street exit. Turn left on 11th St. Go two blocks on 11th St. to Martin Luther King Jr. Way, turn left. Go two blocks to 13th and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The Park entrance is at 13th Street on the left.
From Contra Costa County
Take Hwy. 24 West to I-580 and follow signs to I-980 (Downtown Oakland). Take the 11th/12th Street exit. Turn left on 11th St. Go two blocks on 11th St. to Martin Luther King Jr. Way, turn left. Go two blocks to 13th St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The Park entrance is at 13th Street on the left.
⇒ Parking
Center City West Garage is located across the street from the Park's main entrance (13th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way). The garage's main entrance is on Jefferson Street (1 block parallel to Martin Luther King Jr. Way ) between 12th and 14th Street. Hours: Monday - Friday, 5:00 AM - 11:00 PM, Saturday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
⇒ Public Transportation
Alameda County Transit (bus)
For AC Transit information, please call (510) 815-1717, or visit the AC Transit web site.
Bay Area Rapid Transit
PVF is just a few short blocks away from Downtown Oakland's City Center Bart Station at 12th Street and Broadway. For BART information, please call (510) 465-2278, or visit the BART web site.
Students explore the local watershed ecosystem with Save the Bay's "Canoes in Sloughs" program in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This initiative is funded by a
PVF Donor Venture Grant
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"On field trips like this, students get their noses out of their science books, see some of the wonders of the Bay, and get hooked on science." - Greg Kropf, science teacher, Pacific Coast Charter School, Watsonville, CA.