Please check back prior to the event for gate information.

Physical Address: 1021 Monterey-Salinas Hwy, Salinas, CA 93908

Driving Directions

From Highway 1: Take the Hwy 68 exit East. Travel approximately 10 miles to main entrance. Entrance will be on the left.

From Highway 101 South: Take the Monterey-Peninsula/Sanborn Rd. exit (Salinas). Travel West (right turn off freeway) on Sanborn Rd to South Main St./Hwy 68. Make left turn on Hwy 68. Travel West on Hwy 68 for approximately 10 miles. Main entrance will be on the right.

From Highway 101 North: Take the Monterey-Peninsula/Sanborn Rd exit (Salinas). Travel West on Sanborn Rd to South Main St./Hwy 68. Make left hand turn on to Hwy 68. Travel West on Hwy 68 for approximately 10 miles. Main entrance will be on the right.

Gates Entering Raceway:

Highway 68 Gate
South Boundry Road via Del Rey Oaks is the main access to the race facility, with Watkins Gate entrance (off Reservation road) as an additional access gate to the racetrack.

Gates Opening

Friday, Saturday, Sunday:
Highway 68 Gate opens at 7:00AM till midnight, all three days.
South Boundary entrance opens at 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM.
Watkins gate entrance opens at 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM

Direction of Travel Entering Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca:

East and West bound traffic on Highway 68 will be routed thru the maze at lower A road and directed to the proper colored parking location. Vehicles with Blue and Green vehicle windshield passes will be directed up A road. All others will be directed up B road to the appropriate parking lots.  After 10 AM, as parking spaces fill, vehicles with valid parking passes may be directed to other lots based on space availability.
Vehicles without parking passes will be directed to Purple Parking lots 10 and 11.
MST buses will use A road for entrance and exit.

South Boundary Road:
Due to the Concorso traffic on Friday morning, South Boundary will remain two-way inbound until 2 PM. and then it will be changed for exit and become one way both lanes for exit all the way to Rancho Saucito. 
7 AM to 2 PM: South Boundary will be regular traffic from General Jim Moore to Rancho Saucito, where Del Rey Oaks PD will allow those cars wanting to turn onto Ragsdale to do so.  Those cars heading for the track will be notified via signs that both traffic lanes from that point all the way to the track are one-way both lanes until 2 PM.
Between 2 PM and 2:30: South. Boundary Rd. at Rancho Saucito to the track will be closed for changing cones to allow for exit in both lanes to Rancho Saucito.  After 2 PM, all incoming traffic on South Boundary will be directed to the main gate on Hwy. 68. DRO PD will place cones east of Rancho Saucito to notify traffic to merge into one lane at Rancho Saucito where cars can turn left onto Ragsdale and or proceed straight in the right lane to GJM where they will be allowed to turn right or left.
In bound traffic without parking passes will be directed to Purple Parking 10 or 11 and those vehicles with proper/valid parking passes will be directed to the appropriate colored lot depending on availability.

Barloy Canyon Road (Watkins Gate):
Vehicles without a parking windshield pass will be directed to Purple Parking lots 10 and 11. All others will be directed to the designated colored parking areas based on space availability.

TRAFFIC EXITING PLAN:

Appropriate signs and cones will be placed to assure the safe passage and exit direction for all vehicles.  Traffic directed to Highway 68 entrance will be limited to what the traffic flow on Hwy. 68 will accommodate.  B Road. will be kept open for emergency vehicles traffic.
Friday:

EXIT ALL TRAFFIC via South Boundary to General Moore Blvd and Watkins gate to Reservation road.  After 7:00 PM traffic may be directed to Highway 68 gate if commuter traffic allows.
Saturday, Sunday:
EXIT ALL TRAFFIC via South Boundary to General Moore Blvd and Watkins gate to Reservation Road.  After 6:00 PM traffic may be directed to Highway 68 gate if commuter traffic allows. 

Will-Call Hours at Embassy Suites:

Getting to Will-Call and Registration at Embassy Suites Seaside/Monterey:

North

San Francisco and San Jose:Take Hwy 101 South to Prunedale, then Hwy 156 West to Hwy 1. Take Hwy 1 South to Seaside (Canyon Del Rey/Hwy 218 exit). Turn left under the freeway, then follow Hwy 218 two blocks to the Embassy Suites Hotel.

Sacramento: Take I-5 South to Hwy 152 West to Hwy 156 West. Take Hwy 101 South to Prunedale, then Hwy 156 West to Hwy 1. Take Hwy 1 South to Seaside (Canyon Del Rey/Hwy 218 exit). Turn left under the freeway, then follow Hwy 218 two blocks to the Embassy Suites Hotel.

Central Valley

Fresno: Take Hwy 99 North to Hwy 152/33 West to 156 West. Take Hwy 101 South to Prunedale, then Hwy 156 West to Hwy 1. Take Hwy 1 South to Seaside (Canyon Del Rey/Hwy 218 exit). Turn left under the freeway, then follow Hwy 218 two blocks to the Embassy Suites Hotel.

Bakersfield: Take I-5 to Hwy 46 West to Hwy 101 North to Salinas (Monterey Peninsula exit). Follow signs to Hwy 68 West. Proceed approximately four miles past the main track entrance to Hwy 218. Turn right on Hwy 218 for approximately 3 miles to the Embassy Suites Hotel.

South

Los Angeles: Take I-5 North to Hwy 46 West to Paso Robles. Take Hwy 101 North to to Salinas (Monterey Peninsula exit). Follow signs to Hwy 68 West. Proceed approximately four miles past the main track entrance to Hwy 218. Turn right on Hwy 218 for approximately 3 miles to the Embassy Suites Hotel.

Santa Barbara: Take Hwy 101 North to Salinas (Monterey Peninsula exit). Follow signs to Hwy 68 West. Proceed approximately four miles past the main track entrance to Hwy 218. Turn right on Hwy 218 for approximately 3 miles to the Embassy Suites Hotel.