Plan Your Visit

Summer Hours

Wednesday – Sunday: 10AM – 5PM
First Fridays: 6-10PM*
Free Telescope Viewings: Fri – Sat 7:30-10:30PM**
Monday-Tuesday: Closed
First Wednesday of the Month: Close at 3PM

*No First Friday in July
**weather permitting

Admission

Members: Free
Adults (12+): $24
Children (2-12) & Seniors (65+): $19
*Museums For All (EBT Cardholders): $1

*Up to four individuals

Holiday Hours

Indigenous People’s Day (10/13): Closed
Veteran’s Day (11/11): Closed
Thanksgiving Day (11/27): Closed
Christmas Eve (12/24): Closed
Christmas Day (12/25): Closed
New Year’s Eve (12/31): Open
New Year’s Day (1/1): Closed

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1/20): Closed
President’s Day (2/17): Open
Memorial Day (5/26): Closed
Juneteenth (6/19): Closed
Independence Day (7/4): Closed
Labor Day (9/1): Closed

Location

Chabot Space & Science Center
10000 Skyline Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94619

Chabot Space & Science Center is Oakland’s home for STEAM education, located within Redwood Regional Park. Convenient, free parking in Chabot’s 3-level parking structure.

Driving Directions

From Highway 13

take the Joaquin Miller exit.
Turn left at Monterey Blvd and take the 1st left onto Lincoln Ave.
Continue onto Joaquin Miller Rd then turn left at the Skyline Blvd traffic light.
Take Skyline 1.5 miles to the Center.
Turn right into the driveway at the sign.

From I-580 East

Take the Fruitvale Ave exit
Merge onto Harold St
Turn left at Champion St
Continue onto Lincoln Ave
Continue onto Joaquin Miller Rd
Turn left at Skyline Blvd. Turn right onto the driveway at the Chabot sign.

From I-580 West

Take the Coolidge Ave exit toward Fruitvale Ave
Merge onto Montana St
Turn right at Champion St
Continue onto Lincoln Ave
Continue onto Joaquin Miller Rd
Turn left at Skyline Blvd. Turn right onto the driveway at the Chabot sign.

From 35th Ave

Head northeast on 35th Ave
Continue onto Redwood Rd (35^th Ave. becomes Redwood Rd.)
Turn left at Skyline Blvd
Turn right at the next light to stay on Skyline Blvd
Turn right onto the driveway at the Chabot sign.

From East Contra Costa County (Orinda/Walnut Creek)

Take Hwy. 24 West to Hwy. 13 South toward Hayward
Take the Joaquin Miller Rd/Lincoln Ave Exit
Turn left at Monterey Blvd
Take the 1st left onto Lincoln Ave
Continue onto Joaquin Miller Rd
Turn left at Skyline Blvd. Turn right onto the driveway at the Chabot sign.

From West Contra Costa County (Albany/Richmond)

Take I-80 West to I- 580 East
Take the exit onto Hwy. 24 East toward Walnut Creek
Take the exit onto Hwy. 13 South toward Hayward
Take the Joaquin Miller Rd/Lincoln Ave Exit
Slight left at Monterey Blvd
Take the 1st left onto Lincoln Ave and continue onto Joaquin Miller Rd
Turn left at Skyline Blvd. Turn right onto the driveway at the Chabot sign.

From San Francisco

Take I-80 East to I-580 East toward CA-24/Hayward/Stockton
Take Hwy. 24 East toward Walnut Creek
Take the exit onto Hwy. 13 South toward Hayward
Take the Joaquin Miller Rd/Lincoln Ave Exit
Slight left at Monterey Blvd
Take the 1st left onto Lincoln Ave and continue onto Joaquin Miller Rd
Turn left at Skyline Blvd. Turn right onto the driveway at the Chabot sign.

From Marin County

Take I-580 East to Hwy. 24 East toward Walnut Creek
Take the exit onto Hwy. 13 South toward Hayward
Take the Joaquin Miller Rd/Lincoln Ave Exit
Slight left at Monterey Blvd
Take the 1st left onto Lincoln Ave and continue onto Joaquin Miller Rd
Turn left at Skyline Blvd. Turn right onto the driveway at the Chabot sign.

From Castro Valley, Dublin, & Livermore

Take I-580 West toward Oakland
Make a slight right onto Hwy. 13 North (Warren Freeway) toward Berkeley
Take the Joaquin Miller Rd Exit
Turn right at Joaquin Miller Rd
Turn left at Skyline Blvd. Turn right onto the driveway at the Chabot sign.

From the South Bay

Take I-880 North to I-238 South toward Castro Valley/Stockton/I-580
Take the exit onto I-580 West toward Oakland
Make a slight right onto Hwy. 13 North (Warren Freeway) toward Berkeley
Take the Joaquin Miller Rd Exit
Turn right at Joaquin Miller Rd
Turn left at Skyline Blvd. Turn right onto the driveway at the Chabot sign.

Parking

Convenient, free parking is available in the adjacent 3-level parking structure. Additional parking for special events is available on weekends in the Staff Lot (near the Observatory) or in the West Lot off Skyline Blvd.

Accessible parking is available near the main entrance to Chabot. Parking spaces for vehicles with disabled parking permits are located across from the parking structure – on the left coming up the driveway from Skyline Blvd. A drop-off area is also located in front of the main entrance.