USGS Menlo Park
The USGS Menlo Park facility, established in 1954, houses scientists from a wide range of USGS programs, including:
Directions
Map of the US Geological Survey Menlo Park Campus.
From Bayshore Freeway (US 101)
- Take the Willow Road exit west to Menlo Park
- Drive 1 mile to Middlefield Road and turn right
- Drive 2 blocks and then turn left on Survey Lane at 345 Middlefield Road
From El Camino Real (US 82)
- Turn northeast on Ravenswood Road in Menlo Park
- Drive to the T-junction at Middlefield Road and turn right
- Proceed 2 blocks to the USGS main entrance at 345 Middlefield Road
- Turn right (southwest) on Survey Lane at 345 Middlefield Road
To Use Public Transportation on the Peninsula
- Take CalTrain to the Menlo Park Station
- Take the SamTrans Bus 296 (Bayshore/Donohoe) to the Menlo Park Facility
It is less than a mile walk from the Menlo Park Station to the Menlo Park Facility. Follow these directions if you prefer to walk:
- Head south from the train station about 100 yards to Ravenswood Avenue
- Turn left (northeast) and walk down Ravenswood about a half a mile to Middlefield Road
- Turn right (southeast) and the facility is two blocks down on the right hand side of the street
- Turn right (west) on Survey Lane
Parking
Parking is available on the traffic circle and in the other parking lots at the facility.