Travel and Hotel Information

Location:

The Dreamcatcher Conference will be held at the UC Davis Conference Center located on the UC Davis campus at 550 Alumni Lane in Davis, CA 95616.

Parking:

You can park in the South Entry "Gateway" Parking Structure, Lot VP 1 or Lot VP 2. Parking permits will be provided for Friday January 26th, no permits are required on Saturday before 4:00 pm. On Friday, an attendant will be stationed at the entrance of the Parking Structure with the permits.

For more parking information or campus parking map, please visit UC Davis Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS)

Hotel Information:

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hyatt Place Hotel located steps away from the conference center.

The room block is is under "Dreamcatcher Conference" for Thursday 1/25/2018 and Friday 1/26/2018 at a rate of $169/night.

Please use the following link and after entering your arrival and departure dates, click 'check availability' then select the 'Dreamcatcher Conference' group block that will appear: Hyatt Place Hotel Link

There are other hotels nearby in downtown Davis that are a short walk to the conference center but may have lower room prices:

Aggie Inn 245 1st Street, Davis, CA 95616 | (530) 756-0352

Best Western University Lodge 123 B Street, Davis, CA 95616 | (530) 756-7890

Hallmark Inn at UC Davis 110 F Street, Davis, CA 95616 | (530) 753-3600

Driving Directions

From I-80 West (San Francisco):

• Take I-80 East toward Sacramento.
• Exit the UC Davis exit #71 (just after the HWY 113 interchange).
• Turn left at the stop sign onto Old Davis Road.
• Continue straight past the information booth.
• Turn right onto Hilgard Lane (immediately after the Mondavi Food and Wine Institute buildings) and park in either the structure or the parking lot.
• The Conference Center is East of the Vanderhoef Quad from the Mondavi Performing Arts Center at the corner of Old Davis Road and Alumni Lane.
• The entrance is to the left of the glass corner of the building.

From I-80 East (Sacramento):

• Take I-80 West toward San Francisco.
• Exit the UC Davis exit #71 (after the Richards Blvd exit)
• Turn right at the stop sign onto Old Davis Road.
• Continue straight past the information booth.
• Turn right onto Hilgard Lane (immediately after the Mondavi Food and Wine Institute buildings) and park in either the structure or the parking lot.
• The Conference Center is East of Vanderhoef Quad from the Mondavi Performing Arts Center at the corner of Old Davis Road and Alumni Lane.
• The entrance is to the left of the glass corner of the building.

From I-5 North (Redding/ Woodland):

• Take I-5 South toward Sacramento.
• Take the HWY 113 South interchange to Davis.
• Take the I-80 East interchange to Sacramento.
• Exit the UC Davis exit #71 on the interchange
• Turn left at the stop sign onto Old Davis Road.
• Continue straight past the information booth.
• Turn right onto Hilgard Lane (immediately after the Mondavi Food and Wine Institute buildings) and park in either the structure or the parking lot.
• The Conference Center is East of Vanderhoef Quad from the Mondavi Performing Arts Center at the corner of Old Davis Road and Alumni Lane.
• The entrance is to the left of the glass corner of the building.

From Downtown Davis:

• Take First Street west toward campus and away from downtown.
• Turn left at Old Davis Road.
• Continue pass the Hyatt and through the first light
• Turn left onto Hilgard Lane (immediately after the parking structure) and park in either the structure or the parking lot.
• The Conference Center is East of Vanderhoef Quad from the Mondavi Performing Arts Center at the corner of Old Davis Road and Alumni Lane.
• The entrance is to the left of the glass corner of the building.

Flights:

We recommend that you fly into Sacramento International Airport (SMF), which is 22 miles from the UC Davis campus.

For any questions, please contact the meeting organizers at mecrowder@ucdavis.edu