Contact & Directions

Contact & Directions

Contact

Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula
108 Birch Street
Redwood City, California 94062
(650) 599-3456
contact@insightmeditationcenter.org

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Directions to IMC

Via Highway 101:

From the North – San Francisco

  • Take Whipple Road exit. It exits on Veteran.
  • Make the first right onto Whipple.
  • Go west (Right) .6 mile.
  • Turn left on El Camino Real (south).
  • Make the first right onto Hopkins Avenue. Go 2 blocks.
  • IMC is located at the corner of Birch and Hopkins.

From the South – Palo Alto/San Jose

  • Take Whipple Road exit.
  • Go Left .6 mile.
  • Turn left on El Camino Real (south).
  • Make the first right onto Hopkins Avenue. Go 2 blocks.
  • IMC is located at the corner of Birch and Hopkins.

Via Highway 280:

From the North – San Francisco

  • Take the Edgewood Road exit – go left on Edgewood Road – 2.3 miles.
  • Turn right on Alameda de las Pulgas – 0.2 miles.
  • Turn left on Hopkins Ave.- 0.9 miles.
  • IMC is located at the corner of Birch and Hopkins on your right.

From the South – Palo Alto/San Jose

  • Take Farm Hill Road exit and go east. Farm Hill Road becomes Jefferson Avenue. About 3 miles.
  • Turn left on El Camino Real (north). Go 5 blocks.
  • Turn left on Hopkins Avenue. Go 2 blocks.
  • IMC is located at the corner of Birch and Hopkins.

Parking at IMC

  • Ample street parking is available within a 1-4 min walk of IMC.
  • To accommodate our neighbors, please do not park on the 100 block of Birch St (the block IMC is on).
  • We have a tiny parking lot that accommodates two cars.  Please use this lot only if you have difficulty walking.
  • The large lot behind 160 Birch Avenue (next to the VA center at 2946 Broadway) is available on Sundays.
  • Please do not park in any of the other office parking lots.

Public Transportation to IMC

IMC is a short walk from the Redwood City CalTrain station, where trains and buses stop, and El Camino Real, where buses stop. Go to CalTrain and SamTrans websites for maps and schedules. For all Bay Area transit systems, go to 511.org.

Walking Directions from the Redwood City Caltrain Station

  • Head northwest from the platform toward Broadway St
  • Turn left on Broadway
  • Turn right onto Birch St
  • IMC is located on the left at the corner of Birch and Hopkins.

Accessibility

IMC is accessible to individuals with disabilities including:

  • One accessible parking space.
  • Ramp from the parking area to the front entrance.
  • The main halls and a bathroom are wheelchair accessible.
  • Hearing assistance devices.