Open Daily

  • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
  • Closed Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas

Contact us

Directions and General Info

Lawrence Hall of Science is on Centennial Drive in the Berkeley hills east of the main UC Berkeley campus. It is just above the UC Botanical Gardens. The main phone number is 510-642-5132.

General Information

Maps

Parking

  • The LHS parking lots are operated by the University of California parking system.
  • Permit machines are located in the vista lot, the terrace lots, and near the LHS plaza.
  • Parking rates are $1.50 for the first hour, $1 per hour thereafter to a maximum of $7 per day.  The machines take quarters and small bills only.
  • Please note the number of your parking stall before leaving your car; the parking machines will ask for your parking stall number. You will receive a receipt at the machine, but you do not need to return to your car to display the receipt.

Bus and Shuttle Service

Additional Notes

  • Fall UC Football Season

    Each fall during UC Berkeley home football games, Centennial Drive normally closes BELOW LHS at 10:30 a.m. and reopens at approximately 4:30p.m. Please use the Grizzly Peak Boulevard route on those days.

  • Weather

    Check the current weather at LHS by looking at The View.

Exhibits

  • nanozone logo

    nanoZone

    Think of the smallest thing you can make. A tiny paper airplane? A knot in a string? Now think of making something millions of times smaller. That’s what nanotechnology is…
  • Children exloring the Forces exhibit close to the waterfalls.

    Forces That Shape the Bay

    Earthquakes, erosion, wind, and weather. Experience small-scale versions of the geologic forces that shape and reshape landmasses like those in the Bay Area.

Story

  • Phila Rogers

    The Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count

    This year the Oakland count day fell on Sunday, December 20. The weather was pleasant allowing the 200 participants a good day in the field.

  • Nano Gecko

    Lights, Camera, Geckos!

    The episode is one of several on nanotechnology produced in collaboration with leading science museums across the country.

Open Daily 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.  //  Lawrence Hall of Science, Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA, 94720-5200  //  510-642-5132  //  Email Us  //  UC Berkeley