GETTING THERE

We strongly encourage you to arrive early, avoid midday weekend traffic, grab a good seat, and give all our acts a full and festive audience. Mountain Theater is located on East Ridgecrest Blvd on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County. Doors open at 10:00 AM, music begins at 11:30 AM, and ends at 7:o0 PM. There are various options to get to the venue.

BUS

Round-trip bus service up the mountain and back will be available for $30 per person from the Pohono Street Park & Ride Lot in Mill Valley beginning at 9:00 AM on day of show and continuing throughout the day until 4:00 PM. Look for our staff and tent & the Yellow First Student School Buses. Please follow parking attendant directions.

If lot is full when you arrive, you can try parking at the back lot of the Manzanita Commuter Terminal, across the street. NOTE: All buses leave from and return to the Pohono Lot, not Manzanita.

Bus schedule is dependent on traffic up and down the mountain. Please plan to arrive early and allow ample time to get to the venue. Note that the last bus up to the Mountain Theater leaves Mill Valley at 4:00 PM sharp.

You must purchase Bus Passes in advance on our Ticketing Site.

Buses depart from the Mountain Theater entrance, beginning at 7:00 PM. So that we can move people from the venue to the buses in an orderly fashion following the concert, we ask that you follow staff direction and signage in forming a line leading back to the venue entrance for boarding.

There will also be buses departing from the entrance of the Mountain Theater to shuttle concert-goers back to the Bus Lot in Mill Valley at regular intervals throughout the day once Sound Summit begins, if so desired.

DRIVE

Parking at the Summit Lot, a short free shuttle ride to the Mountain Theater, is available for $65 per vehicle and limited to 250 spaces. Parking Passes may be purchased at our Ticketing Site on a first-come, first-served basis. If you purchase a Parking Pass, we strongly encourage you to carpool with friends and family to reduce your carbon footprint and traffic on the mountain. The Summit Lot opens at 9:00 AM.

No RVs, Trailers, or Oversize Vehicles will be admitted to the mountain parking lots.

There will be NO drop-offs of passengers allowed at the front entrance to the venue except for patrons with Accessible Seating or those requiring assistance into the theater.

The ascent to and descent from the Mountain Theater is on winding roads which require close attention.

Please Drive Safely. Do Not Drink & Drive. Be Wise & Use a Designated Driver.

Once the show begins, there will be a shuttle bus available at regular intervals at the entrance to the Mountain Theater to return to the Summit Lot, in the event anyone wishes to return to their vehicle and leave prior to the end of the concert.

Following the concert, please proceed to your vehicle as follows:

• Those parking in the Summit Lot should proceed from the venue along a short footpath to the High Camp Lot, which begins just across from our Merchandise Tent and slopes gently up the hill. Signage and staff will be there to direct you. Once there, you’ll form a line on the left where the same shuttles that brought you down to the theater will bring you back up to the Summit Lot. Do not return to the venue entrance where you were dropped off originally.

• Those parking near Rock Spring, at Trojan Point, out on West Ridgecrest Blvd., or elsewhere on the mountain, please exit the venue on the Mountain Theater Fire Road. You can access the Mountain Theater Fire Road through the back of our Vendor Village where the restrooms are. Please proceed with caution when crossing roads, as both cars and buses will be exiting the area and heading down the mountain.

BIKE

If you feel like pedaling, the Marin County Bicycle Coalition will be hosting parking for bicyclists who wish to ride up to Sound Summit behind the Rock Springs Parking Lot. Your bike will be in good hands while you’re digging cool tunes above the Bay.

HIKE

Take to the trails with your best hiking gear and hoof it up the mountain. If you do so, we’ll give you a free bus ride back to Mill Valley, so you won’t be hiking down in the dark. If you’re determined to do so, we encourage you to bring a flashlight and warm clothing.

Trail Map, courtesy of Friends of Mount Tam.