Planning your visit

Getting here, lodging and supply list

Directions

From the Bay Area (two different options): 

Take I-80 East to Truckee, proceed north on Highway 89 to Sierraville
Take a left at the junction of Highway 89 and Highway 49 in Sierraville and proceed to Sattley
One mile past Sattley where Highway 49 and Highway 89 separate, take the left fork, Highway 49, to Downieville and Sierra City
Continue up and over Yuba Pass, the Campus is 6 miles from the top of Yuba Pass on the left hand side of the Hwy. If you pass it, one mile later you will arrive at Bassett's Station and the turn off to the Lakes Basin.

OR

Take I-80 East to Auburn where you take Highway 49 through Grass Valley to our Campus.
Be careful in Nevada City where you must exit left to stay on Highway 49 near Uren Street exit.
The Campus is located 6 miles above Sierra City, on the right on Highway 49.
From Reno:

Take 395 north to Hallelujah Junction and Highway 70 west.
At the town of Beckwourth (and the west edge of Sierra Valley) turn left on county road A-23 and continue to Sattley.
At Sattley A23 ends-turn right on Highway 49 / Highway 89
One mile past Sattley where Highway 49 and Highway 89 separate, take the left fork, Highway 49, to Downieville and Sierra City
Continue up and over Yuba Pass, the Campus is 6 miles from the top of Yuba Pass on the left hand side of the highway. If you pass it, one mile later you will arrive at Bassett's Station and the turn off to the Lakes Basin.
 

Travel Options

The Sierra Nevada Field Campus is located in a rural area and transportation options are very limited. Here are some potential ways for getting yourself to the Field Campus:

1. Carpool! We strongly encourage carpooling to the Field Campus. We will reach out a couple weeks in advance of your class to connect you with your classmates. Participants can self-organize carpooling. Field Campus staff cannot facilitate carpooling directly but will connect folks in order to make plans.

2. Public transportation: Trains and busses can get you close but can only get you so far. Participants can take the train to Truckee which is about 1 hour away. You would then need to coordinate with classmates or others to try and get a ride the last bit of the way.

3. Flying: If you are coming from far away, the closest airport would be Reno (1.5 hours away). You could rent a car from the airport and drive up to the campus.

We are trying to find funding for vans to use for transporting students from the Bay Area and the Truckee train station. If you are interested in supporting this effort or connecting us with donors or organizations who can help, please contact us at snfc@sfsu.edu. Thanks!