Cannery Row invites visitors to park their cars and enjoy this scenic waterfront shopping, dining and recreation area on foot. All of Cannery Row is within easy walking distance, and the fresh sea air makes the stroll that much more enjoyable. Parking on Cannery Row is easy and affordable. There are numerous parking lots, a parking garage, and plentiful street parking. Click here for a Cannery Row map.

Public transit operates buses and trolleys that are convenient and inexpensive; and at certain times of the year, free! So, park your car. You won't need it here.

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Getting here is easy!

From Hwy. 1 North
Take Hwy 1 south to Monterey. Look for the Monterey Bay Aquarium sign and exit onto Fremont Street. Follow brown directional signs on Fremont to Camino El Estero and turn right. Just past the Visitor Information Center, turn left on Del Monte Ave and continue (in the right two lanes) past Fisherman's Wharf then through the tunnel to Foam Street. Follow the brown directional signs to Cannery Row parking and the aquarium. During summer months and major holiday periods, look for signs directing you to parking in downtown Monterey for the free WAVE visitor shuttle.

From Hwy. 1 South
From the South, you have two choices:

1. Look for the Monterey Bay Aquarium sign and exit Hwy. 1 at Munras Ave. Follow the brown directional signs to Cannery Row parking and the aquarium. Follow the brown directional signs to Cannery Row parking and the aquarium. During summer months and major holiday periods, look for signs directing you to parking in downtown Monterey for the free WAVE visitor shuttle.

2. Exit Hwy 1 at Hwy 68 West/Pacific Grove. Continue 4 miles to David Ave, then turn right and follow David Ave to the end. You'll see the aquarium and signs for parking on Cannery Row.

From Route 101 North
In Prunedale, exit Hwy 156 West/Monterey Peninsula to Hwy 1. Take Hwy 1 south to Monterey. Look for the Monterey Bay Aquarium sign and exit onto Fremont Street. Follow brown directional signs on Fremont to Camino El Estero and turn right. Just past the Visitor Information Center, turn left on Del Monte Ave and continue (in the right two lanes) past Fisherman's Wharf then through the tunnel to Foam Street. Follow the brown directional signs to Cannery Row parking and the aquarium. During summer months and major holiday periods, look for signs directing you to parking in downtown Monterey for the free WAVE visitor shuttle.

From Route 101 South
In Salinas, follow signs on city streets to Hwy 68 West.

From Route 68 West
Exit Hwy 68 to Hwy 1 South. Stay in right lane after merge and exit immediately onto Fremont Street. Follow brown directional signs on Fremont to Camino El Estero and turn right. Just past the Visitor Information Center, turn left on Del Monte Ave and continue (in the right two lanes) past Fisherman's Wharf then through the tunnel to Foam Street. Follow the brown directional signs to Cannery Row parking and the aquarium. During summer months and major holiday periods, look for signs directing you to parking in downtown Monterey for the free WAVE visitor shuttle.

Click here for a Cannery Row map.