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Driving Directions
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Arriving By Air:  Monterey is serviced by 3 major airlines, to include United Airlines, America Airlines and Delta.. All flights arriving in Monterey connect through either San Francisco, Los Angeles or Salt Lake City.

Taxis:  Persons taking a taxi should direct the driver to take them to "NPS".

Note: Due to heightened security requirements, taxis are not allowed on base. The driver can only drop you at the Del Monte Gate entrance to NPS.

Rental Cars:  All rental car companies, except Enterprise, are located in the airport terminal building. Follow the exit signs to "Garden Road". Turn right on Garden Road. Turn Left on Mark Thomas Drive. Turn right on to Sloat Avenue, then right into NPS at the 3rd Street Gate, or continue to Del Monte Avenue, turn right and then the Del Monte Gate entrance will be on the right.

Arriving By Car From:

San Francisco - Take Hwy 101 South to Prunedale, then Hwy 156 West/MontereyPeninsula. Take Hwy 1 South to Monterey. Take the Del Monte/Pacific Grove exit, drive for approximately 7 blocks. NPS is on your left.

Sacramento - Take I-5 South to Hwy 152 West to Hwy 156 West/MontereyPeninsula. Take Hwy 101 South to Prunedale, then Hwy 156 West/MontereyPeninsula. Take Hwy 1 South. Take the Del Monte/Pacific Grove Exit, drive for approximately 7 blocks. The Del Monte Gate entrance is on your left.

Fresno - Take Hwy 99 North to Hwy 152/33 West to 156 West/MontereyPeninsula. Take Hwy 101 South to Prunedale, then Hwy 156 West to Hwy 1. Take Hwy 1 South to Monterey. Take the Del Monte/Pacific Grove Exit, drive for approximately 7 blocks.The Del Monte Gate entrance is on your left.

Bakersfield - Take I-5 to Hwy 46 West to Hwy 101 North to Salinas. Take Hwy 68 West (Monterey Peninsula Exit) to Airport Road. Right on Airport Road, then left on Garden Road. Follow directions for rental car detailed above.

Los Angeles - Take I-5 North to Hwy 46 West to Paso Robles. Take Hwy 101 North to Salinas, then Hwy 68 West (Monterey Peninsula Exit) to Airport Road. Right on Airport Road, then left on Garden Road. Follow directions for rental car detailed above.

Santa Barbara - Take Hwy 101 North to Salinas, then Hwy 68 West (Monterey Peninsula Exit) to to Airport Road. Right on Airport Road, then left on Garden Road. Follow directions for rental car detailed above.

Salinas - From California Hwy-101 take Monterey Exit at Sanborn Place. Go west on Sanborn which will become Blanco Road. Turn left at South Main Street intersection, which is California Hwy-68 south (and pick up with number 4 below), or you may continue on Blanco Road all the way to Reservation Road (a few miles) where you'll turn right and head west toward the town of Marina. From Reservation Road in Marina you'll turn left on Del Monte Blvd which will merge with California Hwy-1 south. If you opted to take Highway-68 to Monterey from Salinas, just follow the highway south until it merges with Highway-1. At the merge, take the Highway-1 southbound ramp but stay in the right lane of the ramp which will feed you right onto the Monterey Exit. Pick up with number 6 below. Once on Highway-1 southbound, take the Monterey Exit, which is just beyond the Route-68 Exit, and merge into the right lane of the two-lane exit ramp. Toward the end of the ramp there will be another lane for right turns only. Continue merging right into this turn-only lane. The other lanes will have a traffic light but this turn lane will have a stop sign. This will be the Aguajito Road intersection and you'll turn hard right (almost reverse direction) onto 10th Street. As you make the turn you'll initially be heading back north on 8th Street, but continue turning right onto 10th. Follow 10th Street to the stop sign at Sloat Ave and the entrance to NPS will be straight across from you at that intersection with Sloat Ave.

Carmel - Take California Highway-1 north to the Aguajito Road Exit in Monterey. Turn left on to Sloat Avenue, then right into NPS at the 3rd Street Gate, or continue to Del Monte Avenue, turn right and then the Del Monte Gate entrance will be on the right.

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