Directions to Vista Center Santa Cruz

Our address

Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Santa Cruz
3315 Mission Drive, Suite B
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

Phone: 831-458-9766

Business hours: 9:00am–4:00pm Mon–Wed. Closed Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

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By Public Transportation

By Bus

Bus #71. For those travelling by bus, request the driver to stop at “Mission Drive.”

  1. When travelling inbound on the #71 bus from Watsonville to Santa Cruz – the metal bus bench is located approximately 50 feet past the intersection of Soquel Drive and Mission Drive.  After de boarding the bus, turn right and walk 30 seconds or less back to the corner.  Turn left at the corner to walk north up Mission Drive. Now skip to the third paragraph.
  2. When travelling outbound on the #71 bus from Santa Cruz to Watsonville – the wooden bus bench is located approximately 70 feet past the intersection of Soquel Drive and Mission Drive.  After deboarding the bus, turn right and walk 30 seconds or less back to the corner.  Continue west, crossing Mission Drive with the audible signal sounding a “chirp.”  After crossing, turn right to cross Soquel Drive.  Facing north, the audible signal will sound a “cuckoo” at the start of the pedestrian crossing interval.  After crossing, you will be on the north-west corner of the intersection.  Continue walking north up Mission Drive.
  3. The walk up Mission Drive takes about two and a half to three minutes.  You will cross a total of 8 driveways.  The physical features that one might encounter along the way include a telephone guy wire near the corner of Soquel Ave., then two parking lot driveways, two driveways that are not used, two more active driveways, a fire hydrant, another two active driveways, followed by lifted pavement just before a telephone pole in the center of the sidewalk.  The telephone pole is the primary landmark to identify your arrival at the driveway into Vista Center.  Turn left away from Mission Drive.  The walkway between Mission Drive and Vista Center includes two openings for parking lots on the left.  There are currently curbs, not ramps, at these locations.  Plans are under way to modify the walkways with wheelchair ramps in the near future.  After crossing the second parking lot opening, cane users should trail on the left to locate the concrete ramp that parallels the building. Take the ramp up along the building into the far corner of the setback doorways.  The second door is your destination. Welcome to Vista Center Santa Cruz!

By Car

For drivers who know where Dominican Hospital is

Drive to the general vicinity of Dominican Hospital on Soquel Drive. Mission Drive is adjacent to the hospital on the Watsonville side. Turn on to Mission Drive from Soquel Drive at traffic light, heading towards the hills. Go two blocks and turn left into private driveway at carved wood sign that says “Doctor’s Plaza, 3311 – 3327 Mission Drive”. Our building 3315B is second on left. The parking lot entrance is just before the building.

For drivers needing turn-by-turn directions from freeway

Directions from Highway 17 South from San Jose and San Francisco

Take Highway 17 South into Santa Cruz. Take Exit 1B for Highway 1 (CA-1 S) toward Watsonville/Monterey. Follow CA-1S for 2.0 miles. Take Exit 439 for Soquel Ave. Stay right after exiting. Make next right turn on to Soquel Drive and drive for .25 miles. Turn left on Mission Drive (third traffic light). Go two blocks and turn left into private driveway at carved wood sign that says “Doctor’s Plaza, 3311-3327 Mission Drive.” Our building 3315B is the second on the left. The parking lot entrance is just before the building.

Directions from Southbound Highway 1

Take Exit 439 for Soquel Ave. Stay right after exiting. Make next right turn on to Soquel Drive and drive for .25 miles. Turn left on Mission Drive (third traffic light). Go two blocks and turn left into private driveway at carved wood sign that says “Doctor’s Plaza, 3311-3327 Mission Drive.” Our building 3315B is the second on the left. The parking lot entrance is just before the building.

Directions from Northbound Highway 1 

Take Exit 439 for Soquel Avenue/Soquel Drive. Immediately after exit take first right turn on to Commercial Way. Two blocks turn left on Mission Drive. Three blocks turn left into private driveway at carved wood sign which says “Doctor’s Plaza, 3311 – 3327 Mission Drive.” Our building 3315B is the second on the left. The entrance to the parking lot is just before the building.