Directions

Sierra Friends Center is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, about a 20-minute drive from the historic mining towns of Grass Valley and Nevada City, California. Driving time from the Bay Area is approximately 3 hours. Please Note: Traffic often builds up in the Bay Area, Sacramento and Auburn during rush hour, so you may want to time your trip to avoid late afternoons, particularly on Fridays, when the rush can begin around 3 p.m.!

From San Francisco, Bay Area, and Sacramento:

• Take Interstate 80 east to Auburn California.
• Exit at Highway 49N to Grass Valley, and continue for 24 miles.
• In Grass Valley, take exit 182A- marked Highway 174/Colfax.
• At the bottom of the exit, turn left onto S. Auburn St. and go 2/10th of a mile.
• Turn left onto West Main St. and continue for 2.7 miles. (After about 1/2 mile, West Main becomes Rough and Ready Highway.)
• Turn right onto Bitney Springs Rd. and drive for 1.5 miles.
• Turn right onto New Town Road and continue for 7/10th of a mile.
• Turn left onto Jones Bar Rd. and continue for 7/10th of a mile.
• Turn right onto Woolman Lane and drive 8/10ths of a mile. Please Note: The speed limit on Woolman Lane is 10 m.p.h. There is a large "Sierra Friends Center" sign at the corner of Jones Bar and Woolman Lane. Woolman Lane ends at the Sierra Friends Center campus.

From Reno/Tahoe:

• Take Interstate 80 west to the Nevada City exit (Highway 20), follow for 20 miles to Nevada City. Turn right onto Hwy 49 N just before entering Nevada City, and continue for 2.3 miles.
• At The Willo Bar and Restaurant, turn left onto Newtown Rd, and continue for 3 miles. Newtown Rd. is a narrow and winding road that will seem longer than 3 miles. There are 2 hairpin turns posted at 15 mph.
• Turn right on Jones Bar Rd and drive for 7/10ths of a mile. Shortly before Jones Bar Road there is a white and green house with John Deere on a street sign and several tractors on display on the right hand side.
• Turn right onto Woolman Lane and drive for 8/10ths of a mile. Please note: The speed limit on Woolman Lane is 10 m.p.h. There is a large "Sierra Friends Center" sign at the corner of Jones Bar and Woolman Lane. Woolman Lane ends at the Sierra Friends Center campus.