Parking is free on all streets, however, time limits are in effect. Please read signs carefully for time limits. Public parking lots and the Salinas Street Parking Garage offer some 2-hour free parking and all day permit parking. Daily permits can be purchased at the on-site ticket dispensers or at City Hall.
Arrows denote direction of traffic.
Oldtown, at the heart of Salinas, is easily accessible:
From San Jose/San Francisco on US 101, take the Main Street exit
From Hwy. 1, take Hwy. 183 East through Castroville
From South on US 101, take the John Street exit
From Monterey Peninsula, take Hwy. 68 East
Salinas is located:
100 miles South of San Francisco on US 101
60 miles South of Silicon Valley on US 101
17 miles East of Monterey/Carmel on Hwy. 68
90 miles to our South County lakes
30 minutes to 24 golf courses
25 minutes to the playgrounds of Monterey, Carmel and Pebble Beach
10 miles to the Pacific ocean
Airport service is convenient:
Commercial flights from Monterey & San Jose Airports
Corporate and private jet service at Salinas Airport
Airbus shuttle available to and from all airports
Intermodal Transportation is nearby:
Amtrak daily service north and south bound Union Pacific freight service Monterey/Salinas Transit Center countywide connection Commuter train service to Bay Area (pending) Airporter bus service to San Francisco and San Jose.
