Tips for Your Visit
Catch a ride, have a bite, find some help — all the Cal Day basics are here. ¡Y sí, se habla español! See the campus map for locations.
Information Centers 
Have a question? Need directions? Students and staff can point the way to all you need. Information Centers are at the following locations:
- Dwinelle Plaza
- Haas School of Business
- Kroeber Plaza
- North Gate
- Sproul Plaza
- LeConte Hall
- West Gate (two locations)
Getting Around 
See the campus map for routes and stops.
Cable Cars: Make a 30-minute loop around campus on a motorized cable car, running 8 am-4 pm. Hop on or off at any stop.
Campus Perimeter Buses: Catch a ride around the campus, with routes past the residence halls and Clark Kerr Campus. Buses run from 8 am-6:30 pm.
Hill Shuttle: Zip into the hills above campus — an catch the spectacular bay view — to see the Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Botanical Garden, Samuel L. Silver Space Sciences Laboratory, and Strawberry Canyon Recreation Area. The shuttle leaves every 15 minutes, 8:30 am-6 pm, from the east entrance to Evans Hall.
Buses and shuttles are wheelchair-accessible; cable cars are not.
Acontecimientos en Español
¿Busca una presentación en español para solicitar ingreso a la universidad o sobre ayuda financiera? ¿Una gira del campus ofrecida en español? Vea la página de Tours y las presentaciones sobre preparación para el colegio, community college, y ayuda financiera.
Where to Eat 
Bay View Café
Lawrence Hall of Science, 10 am-3 pm
Bear Market at Unit 3 Dining Commons
2400 Durant Ave., 9 am-midnight
Bear’s Lair Food Court (six ethnic eateries)
MLK Jr. Student Union, lower level, 9 am-4 pm
The Bear’s Lair
Lower Sproul Plaza, 11:30 am-1 am
Café Muse
Berkeley Art Museum, 11 am-3 pm
Clark Kerr Dining Commons
2601 Warring St.,
brunch 10:30 am-2 pm, dinner 5:30-8 pm
Common Grounds Coffee Cart
Dwinelle Hall, level F, 7:30 am-2 pm
Crossroads
Bowditch Street at Channing Way,
brunch 10 am-3 pm, dinner 5-9 pm
The Den/Peet’s Coffee & Tea
Bowditch Street & Channing Way,
7 am-9 pm
Faculty Club
Faculty Glade, 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Foothill Dining Commons
2700 Hearst Ave.,
brunch 10:30 am-2 pm, dinner 5-8 pm
Free Speech Movement Café
Moffitt Library, 9 am-9:45 pm
Golden Bear Café
Sproul Plaza, 7 am-4 pm; outside grill, 10 am-4 pm
Heavenly Health Foods, Taqueria, Coffee Spot
Upper Sproul Plaza, 11 am-2 pm
International House Café
International House, 7 am-midnight
Pat Brown’s Grill
Genetics & Plant Biology Building, 7:30 am-2 pm
Ramona’s
Wurster Hall, 7:30 am-2 pm
Cal Student Store/Cal Apparel
Take home that blue-and-gold gear, or snacks, books, gifts, and more. And find great deals on clothing and gifts at the Super Sidewalk Sale, only on Cal Day, 10 am-6 pm. A portion of every sale supports student activities.
Visit the Cal Student Store in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union.
First Aid 
A first-aid station is located in 36 Sproul Hall (basement level). The Tang Center (University Health Services) is open at 2222 Bancroft Way for emergencies. For assistance, go to the nearest Information Center.
Visitors With Disabilities
Request these services at an Information Center:
- Electric carts with drivers, for visitors with impaired mobility
- Maps of accessible paths and building entrances
- Sign-language interpreting, available by prior arrangement and on a first-come, first-served basis.
For disability accommodation requests and information in advance, contact
Peter O'Connell (mobility services), (510)642-2795; Danny Kodmur (communication services), (510)643-6456 (voice) or (510)642-6376 (TTY); or visit the web. Please make your request with as much advance notice as possible.