Directions and Contact Info
Location and Hours
Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus, we are temporarily closed. We will update this website when our status changes. Normally, we welcome any visitors from 10 AM to 4 PM Monday through Friday. Outside of normal hours, please contact Chris Lay (cml@ucsc.edu), or the Norris Center email (norris@ucsc.edu) to set up another time to visit.
The Norris Center is located in Room 239 of the Natural Sciences 2 building of UC Santa Cruz. You can find us on Google Maps here. See more detailed directions below:
The Norris Center is located in UC Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California. Santa Cruz is located at the northern tip of the Monterey Bay on the Central California coast, approximately 60 miles south of San Francisco.
You can click here to find us on Google Maps.
Parking
If you are coming by car during our normal hours, you will have to stop at the main parking kiosk here, then get a parking pass that will allow you to park in the Core West Parking Lot. From the Core West Parking Lot, it's a 5 minute walk to us at the Norris Center.
Click here for a map of main campus.
If you are dropping off/picking up specimens, please contact the Norris Center for information on temporary (10 minute maximum) parking.
Contact Us
Mailing Address
Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History
Mailstop: ENVS
UCSC 1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone
(831) 459-4763
