By Public Transit

MUNI Metro: K-L-M cars to Forrest Hill station. Exit the station; proceed to Woodside Avenue (4-minunte walk).

Call (415) 673-MUNI (6864) or visit www.sfmuni.com for more information.

MUNI Buses: 44 O’Shaughnessy; 43 Masonic; 52 Excelsior; 48 Quintara

BART: All lines from the East, South and West stop at the Glen Park station.

Directions from the Glen Park Center BART/MUNI station:

Exit the station and proceed upstairs to street level. Cross the street to the northeast corner of Bosworth Street and Diamond Street. Take the 44 O’Shaughnessy Bus up the hill and get off on the northwest corner of Woodside Avenue and Portola Drive. The Youth Guidance Center Courthouse is located directly outside of the bus stop.

By Car

From the East Bay

Take I-80 West. Continue on US-101 South. Take the I-280 South Exit toward Daly City. Take the Monterey Boulevard exit. Make a sharp right at Monterey Boulevard. At the “Y,” make a left at the next split to stay on Monterey Boulevard. Turn left at Bosworth Street (traffic light, BART on the right). Bosworth Street becomes O’Shaughnessy Boulevard. Continue on O’Shaughnessy Boulevard as it winds up the hill. Stay in the right lane. After the light at Twin Peaks Gas Station, O’Shaughnessy Boulevard becomes Woodside Avenue. Turn right into parking lot. The entrance to the facility is right after you pass the Twin Peaks Gas Station.

From the Peninsula

Follow the signs for San Francisco I-280 and merge onto I-280 North. Slight left at CA-1/Junipero Serra Boulevard (signs for 19th Avenue/State Hwy 1 North). Junipero Serra Boulevard turns slightly right and becomes Portola Drive. Turn left at O’Shaughnessy Boulevard/Woodside Avenue. Turn right into parking lot, the entrance to the facility is right after you pass the Twin Peaks Gas Station.

From the North Bay

Take US-101 South. Take the State Highway 1 exit toward 19th Avenue. Merge onto CA-1 (19th Avenue), drive through Golden Gate Park, etc. Turn left on Sloat Boulevard. Get in the middle lanes to turn left at Junipero Serra Boulevard/Portola Drive (far left lane makes sharp turn onto West Portal). Turn left at O’Shaughnessy Boulevard/Woodside Avenue. Turn right into parking lot, the entrance to the facility is right after you pass the Twin Peaks Gas Station.

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Parking

The Juvenile Justice Center has a parking lot, with a 4-hour free parking time limit. Parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis and visitors must park in the assigned visitor section of the parking lot. Parking tickets will be given to any unauthorized parking or to those who park for more than 4 hours.

There also is limited street parking available when the parking lot is full.

There are a few disabled parking spots available upon entering the facility.