Sandia/California is located at 7011 East Avenue in Livermore, Calif., a suburban community about 45 miles east of San Francisco. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is directly across the street from Sandia on the north side of East Avenue.
Access to Sandia's California site is limited to those with authorized badges. If you do not have an authorized badge, be sure to make arrangements with your Sandia point of contact ahead of time (at least 3 days before your visit for U.S. citizens or 4–6 weeks before your visit for foreign nationals) so that you can pick up a visitor badge at Sandia's Badge Office (Mobile 53) before entering the site.
Directions to Sandia/California
By Car
If you do not have an authorized badge:
- From I-580, exit on Vasco South (exit 55).
- Turn LEFT on East Avenue (approximately 2 miles from the freeway exit), making sure to turn into the right-hand lane.
- Turn RIGHT almost immediately into the small parking lot (before reaching the guard gate).
- Park, enter Sandia's Badge Office (Mobile 53), and present your valid picture ID (driver's license or passport). If your name is on the list of expected personnel, you will be issued a visitor badge.
- Exit the parking lot and turn RIGHT onto Vasco Road.
- Turn RIGHT again onto East Avenue.
- Stop at the East Avenue Security Post, and show your badge to the protective force officer.
- Sandia/California is on the right (south) side of East Avenue.
If you have an authorized badge:
- From I-580, exit Vasco South (exit 55).
- Turn LEFT on East Avenue (approximately 2 miles from the freeway exit).
- Stop at the East Avenue Security Post, and show your badge to the protective force officer.
- Sandia/California is on the right (south) side of East Avenue.
By Public Transit
From the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station:
- Take Wheels 20X, Wheels 10, or the Tri-Valley Rapid to the LLNL/Sandia Transit Hub at the corner of East Avenue and Vasco Road.
- If you have an authorized badge, walk to the East Avenue Security Post, and show your badge to the protective force officer. If you do not have an authorized badge, enter Sandia's Badge Office (Mobile 53), and present your valid picture ID (driver's license or passport). If your name is on the list of expected personnel, you will be issued a visitor badge that you can then show to the protective force officer at the East Avenue Security Post.
- You can then walk or ride a bicycle to your Sandia destination. Bicycles are available at the East Avenue Security Post for use on the Sandia site free of charge.
From the Vasco Road station of the Altamont Commuter Express:
- Take Wheels 20X to the LLNL/Sandia Transit Hub at the corner of East Avenue and Vasco Road.
- If you have an authorized badge, walk to the East Avenue Security Post, and show your badge to the protective force officer. If you do not have an authorized badge, enter Sandia's Badge Office (Mobile 53), and present your valid picture ID (driver's license or passport). If your name is on the list of expected personnel, you will be issued a visitor badge that you can then show to the protective force officer at the East Avenue Security Post.
- You can then walk or ride a bicycle to your Sandia destination. Bicycles are available at the East Avenue Security Post for use on the Sandia site free of charge.
