Driving
Please consider carpooling to Green Gulch. Driving directions are available online at maps.google.com. Cell phone service is spotty over the last few miles of Highway 1. Those who are unfamiliar with the area should print a map.
Take Highway 101 to the Highway 1/Stinson Beach exit.
Turn left at the FUEL 24:7 station onto Highway 1 (Shoreline Highway).
Follow the green signs for Highway 1/Stinson Beach.
After 2.5 miles the road forks - bear left and down towards Muir Beach.
Continue on for 2 miles. Make a sharp left into the driveway at the large wooden "Zen Center/Green Gulch Farm/Wheelwright Center" sign. (If you find yourself at Muir Beach and the Pelican Inn, you've gone too far. Turn around and go back up the hill. We're on the right, about 1/2 mile up.)
Note: Due to recently clarified pedestrian and car routes, as well as ADA accessibility improvements, there is less parking overall at Green Gulch. Also, we recommend that you do not leave valuables in your car.
Transit
Golden Gate Transit offers bus service connecting San Francisco and Marin and Sonoma Counties. The transfer points nearest Green Gulch are the Manzanita Park and Ride Lot in Mill Valley (about 5 miles from Green Gulch) and the Marin City bus stop (about 6 miles away, more frequent and earlier and later service).
To plan transit:
- First plan a ride from Manzanita or Marin City (see the next section).
- Then go to transit.511.org or dial 511 and ask for "Golden Gate Transit" buses.
- State your starting point and time.
- During commute times give "Manzanita Park and Ride" in Mill Valley as your destination.
- Otherwise ask for the Marin City bus transfer point; the address is "Donahue St. and Terners Dr." in Sausalito.
- Allow 5 minutes between the scheduled bus arrival and your ride to Green Gulch.
Manzanita/Marin City
The Manzanita Park and Ride lot is under the freeway at the junction of Highways 1 and 101 in Mill Valley, just across from the Buckeye Roadhouse. Parking is limited to 24 hours.
The Marin City bus stop is at the Gateway Shopping Center.
Cab fare between Manzanita and Green Gulch is about $30 (add about $5 for Marin City).
Airports
The Marin Airporter runs every half hour from 4am-11pm between SFO and Manzanita. The cost is $20 each way (cash and local checks only). Also, the Marin Airporter offers arrangement for taxi service from Manzanita; you can set this up when you board the bus. Reservations for the Marin Airporter are not required. 415.461.4222
Marin Door-to-Door offers service between Green Gulch and SFO or OAK for $120 each way ($12 for each additional person). Reservations must be made by noon of the day before travel. 415.457.2717
Cab fare to SFO is about $115.
Contact Information
SF Bay Area Transit: transit.511.org, 511
Marin Airporter: marinairporter.com, 451.461.4222
Marin Door-to-Door: marindoortodoor.com, 415.457.2717
Mill Valley Taxi, 415.383.8484
Sausalito Taxi, 415.332.2200