Alameda
  Veterans Court 94502

Meet at the end of Veterans Court next to the bay, just across the Otis Drive bridge from the main part of
Alameda. Free parking on street.

From I-880 in Oakland, take the High St. exit. Head west on High Street (toward San Francisco Bay),
and cross the bridge into Alameda. Continue on High Street 1.1 miles to the stoplight at Otis. Turn left on
Otis and follow it over the bridge onto Bay Farm Island. Veer right onto Island Drive, then immediately
sharp right onto Veterans Court.

Brunch is at La Piñata, 891 B Island, Alameda, CA 94502 510 814-0560. 



  Oakland
   1418 Lakeside Dr.

Metered street parking is available near the Camron-Stanford House; non-metered street parking is available farther north on Lakeside Drive. NOTE: During Lakeside Park construction, parking on Lakeside Drive may be temporarily closed. Metered parking is available  on 14th Street and along Oak Street.

From Broadway in downtown Oakland, take 14th Street east to Lakeside
Drive and turn left.

From I-880 northbound, take the Oak Street exit, and turn right; Oak Street becomes Lakeside Drive at
14th Street. (Oak Street/Lakeside Drive is one-way northbound.)

From I-880 southbound, take the Broadway exit, and turn right on 7th Street. Continue about 1.5 miles to Oak Street, and turn left; Oak Street becomes Lakeside Drive at 14th Street.

Brunch is at Lynn and Lu's Escapade Cafe, 3353 Grand Ave.  Oakland. 510 835-5705.  Metered parking is available along Grand, or park for free up the hills along Elwood or Mandana.


  Emeryville
   2200 Powell St.

 Meet in the free parking lot next to the bay at the Watergate office complex west of Chevy's restaurant.
NOTE: Please DO NOT park in the main Chevy's lot. They may tow you away!

  From I-80 eastbound, exit at Powell Street; go left under the freeway, then right at the first light onto frontage road. At the next light, turn left, go past Chevy's to the third parking lot on
  right (across from Starbucks).

  From I-80 westbound, exit at Powell Street; from the westbound off ramp, head straight into the Watergate office complex. Go  past Chevy's, to the third parking lot on your right (across from 
  Starbucks).

 Brunch is at Doyle Street Cafe, 5515 Doyle Street, Emeryville.   510 547-3552.  Park for free in the lot across the street from the restaurant, or along Doyle and 55th Streets.


Berkeley
Strawberry Canyon

Meet next to the fire trail high in the Berkeley Hills at the second (and last) parking lot of the U.C. Space
Sciences Building complex. Parking is free and unrestricted on Saturdays.

From Grizzly Peak Boulevard (running above Berkeley along the East Bay hills), turn west (downhill) on
Centennial Drive at the 4-way stop sign. Proceed about 100 yards, then turn left on Gauss Way into
the U.C. Space Science building complex; follow the access road through the first parking lot in front of the
Space Science Building to the second parking lot, behind the building.

From University and Shattuck Avenues in downtown Berkeley, take Shattuck north 2 blocks to Hearst, the
turn right and proceed uphill on Hearst past the U.C. campus. Turn right at the stoplight onto Gayley Road.
At the four-way stop sign near the soccer field, turn left (uphill) on Rimway Rd. (aka Stadium Rim Way),
 following signs toward the U.C. Botanical Garden and the Lawrence Hall of Science. Above Memorial
Stadium, turn left again (uphill) on Centennial Dr., and continue up the canyon past the tennis courts, the
Botanical Garden, and the Lawrence Hall of Science. Near the top of the hill, turn right on Gauss Way into
the Space Science Building complex and proceed to the second parking lot. Total distance from Gayley Roa
 to Gauss Way is 1.8 miles.

From Walnut Creek, take Highway 24 west past Orinda, and exit on Fish Ranch Rd., just before the Caldecott Tunnel.          
Turn right at the end of the ramp, and go up the hill about 3/4 miles to the four-way stop sign. Turn right on Grizzly Peak        
Blvd., and proceed about 3 miles to another four-way stop sign. Turn left on Centennial Dr., then an immediate left on
Gauss Way into the Space Science Building complex. Proceed to the second parking lot.

Brunch is at Chester's Bayview Cafe (in Walnut Square), 1508 Walnut Street (at Vine), Berkeley.
510 849-9995.  Metered parking is available on Walnut and Vine; parking is free farther up the hill
(east) along Vine.

San Leandro

San Leandro Marina

Take I-880 to Marina Blvd. exit in San Leandro. Head west on Marina Blvd. toward San Francisco Bay; street curves

south and becomes Monarch Bay Dr. Continue south one-quarter mile, past Fairway Dr. intersection, and meet in the

parking lot at the south end of Marina Park. Run or walk out and back along the San Francisco Bay Trail.

Brunch is at La Pinata in San Leandro. 2699 Merced Ave. On the corner of Merced and Fairway Drive.

Lafayette/Moraga Regional Trail
Olympic Blvd

Meet in the main staging area parking lot off Olympic Blvd., just west of Pleasant Hill Road. Parking is free.
Smaller overflow lot is nearby at the corner of Olympic Blvd. and Reliez Station Road.

From Oakland, take Hwy. 24 east through the Caldecott Tunnel, Orinda and Lafayette to the Pleasant Hill
Road exit (south). Turn right at the end of the ramp, and follow Pleasant Hill Road about ¾ mile until it ends
at Olympic Blvd. Turn right; the entrance to the parking lot is immediately on your right.

From Walnut Creek, follow Hwy. 24 west. Take the first exit, Pleasant Hill Road (south). Loop under the
freeway, and follow Pleasant Hill Road about ¾ mile until it ends at Olympic Blvd. Turn right; the entrance
to the parking lot is immediately on your right.

Brunch to follow at Chow's in Layfayette.  53 Lafayette Circle.