West Sunset Field Map (aka "Jim Lucey Field") & Directions
The short directions to West Sunset Fields are: drive to St. Ignatius High School on Sunset Boulevard
between Ortega and Quintara. Head to the the fields behind the school, exact entrance is
at 39th & Quintara. For everyone else who is not familiar with this part of the Outer Sunset District...
From the South (including Sunset, Silicon Valley, 280N)
Via 19th Ave:
- 1. Follow signs to Hwy 1/Golden Gate Bridge.
- 2. Exit Brotherhood Way.
- 3. Turn right on Lake Merced.
- 4. Follow the road as it winds around the lake.
- 5. Road turns into Sunset Blvd.
- 6. Follow Sunset Blvd until you reach, then pass Taraval.
- 7. At Santiago, turn right.
- 8. Then take an immediate left onto 36th.
- TIP: You're doing this turn sequence because left turns off Sunset Blvd. are not allowed as you might notice from all those pretty road signs.
- 9. At Rivera, turn left.
- 10. Cross Sunset Blvd.
- 11. Turn right on 39th.
- 12. Park at or near the entrance to the fields at 39th & Quintara.
- TIP: There is also a small parking lot 1/2 block downhill on Quintara that you can use.
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From the East (including Downtown, Bay Bridge, East Bay, 80W, 101N)
- 1. Take 80W to SF (Bay Bridge).
- TIP: You can skip steps #2-7 if you know how to take the 'new'
Octavia Blvd exit off 101 directly to reach Fell St. Then resume directions at #8, below.
We will update these directions when we have more exact wording for Octavia Blvd.
- 2. Take the 9TH ST exit towards Civic Ctr./Golden Gate Bridge.
- 3. Turn Left on Harrison.
- 4. Turn Right on 9TH St.
- 5. Turn Left on Hayes.
- 6. Turn Left on Gough.
- 7. Turn Right on Fell.
- 8. Stay in two left lanes.
- 9. As Fell splits (right after Stanyan, where it runs into Golden Gate Park),
follow the split to the left (i.e., do not enter the park right now).
- 10. Fell then turns into Lincoln Way.
- 11. Follow Lincoln for about 2.2 miles until you reach, then pass 36th Ave. Move over to left turn lane.
- 12. Use the left turn lane @ 37th Ave. to turn left, but veer hard to the left to follow the arrow onto Sunset Blvd.
- TIP: If you miss this veer and end up on 37th, no big deal, just take your next left from 37th, then a right to get onto Sunset Blvd.
- 13. Follow Sunset Blvd. South until you reach, then pass Quintara.
- 14. Turn right on Rivera.
- 15. Turn right on 39th.
- 16. Park at or near the entrance to the fields at 39th & Quintara
(there is also a small parking lot 1/2 block downhill on Quintara that you can use).
- TIP: Going all the way down Sunset to Rivera can get a little slow, especially during evening rush hour.
It is sometimes faster to turn right at Ortega, 3 blocks earlier than Rivera, then using 41st Ave. to
wind your way around the back of the West Sunset complex with all left turns.
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From the North (including Richmond, Marina, Marin County, Golden Gate Bridge, 101S):
- 1. Take Park Presidio Blvd./Hwy 1/ US 101 southbound.
- 2. Proceed southbound about 2 mi. until you reach, then pass Fulton St. to enter Golden Gate park on the North side.
- 3. Continue southbound all the way through the park, but move toware right lane as the park comes to an end on the South side.
- 4. Turn right on Lincoln Way at busy intersection where the road you were on becomes 19th Ave.
- 5. Follow Lincoln for about 5 min. until you reach, then pass 36th Ave. Move over to left turn lane.
- 6. Use the left turn lane @ 37th Ave. to turn left, but veer hard to the left to follow the arrow onto Sunset Blvd.
- TIP: If you miss this veer and end up on 37th, no big deal, just take your next left from 37th, then a right to get onto Sunset Blvd.
- 7. Follow Sunset Blvd. South until you reach, then pass Quintara.
- 8. Turn right on Rivera.
- 9. Turn right on 39th.
- 10. Park at or near the entrance to the fields at 39th & Quintara
(there is also a small parking lot 1/2 block downhill on Quintara that you can use).
- TIP: Going all the way down Sunset to Rivera can get a little slow, especially during evening rush hour.
It is sometimes faster to turn right at Ortega, 3 blocks earlier than Rivera, then using 41st Ave. to
wind your way around the back of the West Sunset complex with all left turns.
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in your browser for printing background images. In Firefox, this option is under File | Page Setup.
- 511.org - provides instant online access to transit information
for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.
- NextBus - specify
your stop and NextBus will display the time the next
MUNI train will arrive...
- ...or call 415-673-MUNI (6864) and they will tell you
exactly how to get where you want to go.
Walking directions from L-Taraval:
- 1. Take the outbound L-Taraval to 36th Ave. & Taraval. Exit the train at 36th Ave.
- 2. Allow another 5-10 min. to get to the West Sunset Fields on foot.
- 3. Cross Sunset Blvd.
- 4. Turn right on 39th.
- 5. Proceed 3 more blocks to the fields at 39th & Quintara.
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