Casual Car Pool Locations

Unless otherwise arranged (see North Berkeley, below) all car pools from the East Bay drop passengers at Fremont and Howard streets -- or nearby -- in downtown San Francisco.

Alameda -- Encinal and Park Ave.. On Park Ave., on the northwest corner of Encinal and Park Ave. Cars line up pointed towards Encinal. Map

Alameda -- Webster and Santa Clara.. On Santa Clara, on the northeast corner of Webster St. and Santa Clara Ave. (where the bus stop used to be).

Albany -- Pierce St. south of Central Ave. Across the street from the Pacific Far East shopping mall.

Berkeley -- North Berkeley BART. On Sacramento, east of the entrance to the BART station. Rides to Civic Center as well as Downtown San Francisco: Drivers/riders going to Civic Center meet south of the newspaper racks. Downtown-bound cars pull up to, but not past, the newspaper racks. (Details here and here.) Civic Center drop-off is usually around 9th and Market, but drivers often volunteer to take riders further (north of Market) if they're going that way.

El Cerrito -- Del Norte BART. On Eastshore, just south of Orchard Supply Hardware. Do not park in the Orchard parking lot. You will be ticketed/towed.

Emeryville - Christie south of 63rd -- in front of the Pacific Park Plaza tower/condos. See the discussion board for more info.

Emeryville Marina -- Powell St. between Admiral and Commodore. See these messages for info on activity.

Fairfield -- Fairfield Transportation Center. Corner of Cadenasso Dr. and Magellan (south of I-80 W. Texas St. exit).

Hercules -- Transit Center. In the lot on Willow Avenue near the eastbound Interstate 80 off-ramp.
Note: parking is by pay permit only. Daily permits are $3, which includes a round-trip to El Cerrito Del Norte. Permits have to be bought in advance – in time for you to receive them via U.S. mail. Permit info.

Lafayette BART. North of the station, just outside and to the right of the parking lot.

Moraga -- Moraga Way. North side of Moraga Way, east of School Street, by the bus stop shelter.

Oakland -- Lakeshore & Grand. Under I-580 in parking lot, on the left as you enter.

Oakland -- Grand & Perkins. On Perkins St., outside the (currently under construction) Chevron station.

Oakland -- Claremont & College. In front of Safeway on the north side of Claremont.

Oakland -- Park & Hollywood. Adjacent to TransBay bus stops on Park between Trestle Glen and Hollywood.

Oakland -- Park & Hampel. Near TransBay bus stop on Park and Hampel.

Oakland -- Fruitvale & Montana. Just north of Park and Ride lot on Montana by Flagg.

Oakland -- Hudson & Claremont. Under Hwy 24 on Hudson, just before Claremont.

Oakland -- Oakland and Monte Vista. At the intersection of Oakland and Monte Vista.

Oakland -- High St and MacArthur. On the west side of MacArthur north of High St. – in front of 4247 MacArthur.

Orinda BART. In the alley on the north side of Theater Square.

Piedmont -- Oakland and Hillside. On Oakland Ave, just east of Hillside.

Richmond -- Richmond Parkway Park and Ride. Richmond Parkway just west of I-80. Parking costs $3.00 per day. You may be towed if you park in the adjacent shopping center lot!

Vallejo -- Park and Ride. In the lot, just west of 80 at Curtola Parkway and Lemon.

San Francisco. On Beale, between Howard and Folsom.