DIRECTIONS

Getting to the Museum

The California Museum
1020 O Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
Located in the California State Archives building on the corner of 10th and O Streets in downtown Sacramento, one block south of State Capitol Park. Click here to view a detailed map
From I-5 (North or South), take the Q Street exit. At 10th Street, turn left. The Museum is two blocks up on the right.
From Highway 50/I-80 West, take the 10th Street exit. Turn right at 10th Street. The Museum is eight blocks up on the right.
From I-80 East take the I-5 North exit then exit immediately at Q Street. At 10th Street, turn left. The Museum is two blocks up on the right.

Parking

Parking is free on weekends and holidays. Look for the Museum Parking signs indicating the lot directly across the street from the Museum, at 10th and O Streets. This parking is also available during after-hour events, opening at 5:30 p.m.
On-street parking is free on Sundays.
During the week, metered parking is available, as well as parking garages located within a short walk of the Museum (open Monday through Friday from 7am to 7pm):
- Tenth Street between P and O Streets
- Tenth Street between L and K Streets
- Eleventh Street between O and P Streets
- Fourteenth and P Streets

SACRT (Sacramento’s Light Rail system) provides direct access to the Museum via the Archives Plaza stop.
Amtrak provides convenient access to downtown Sacramento, with its station located at 4th and I Streets. It is a 12-block walk to the Museum. Amtrak passengers may take Light Rail’s Gold Line directly to the Archives Plaza stop, or a connecting Amtrak San Joaquin bus, which stops on request at the State Capitol, 1 block from the Museum.