Parking & Transit
Parking Update:
If you are coming to the festival on Friday and you are coming in from Hwy 99 please take SR4 to N/B I-5 to the Pershing Street exit and utilize arena parking. If you are coming in from the south, N/B I-5 please take the Downtown Stockton, El Dorado Street exit and if you are coming from the north, S/B I-5 please take the Fremont Street exit and utilize arena parking.
If you are coming to the festival on Saturday or Sunday and you are coming from Hwy 99 please take the Stanislaus Street exit and follow signs to parking. If you are coming in from the south, N/B I-5 please take the Pershing Street exit and utilize the arena parking. and if you are coming from the north, S/B I-5 please take the Fremont Street exit and utilize arena parking.
Parking & Transit Options and Recommendations
Friday: Take the Fremont Street Exits to parking
Saturday and Sunday: "Take the Bus Gus" from Delta College
With two new parking facilities built in the past year, there is plenty of parking available...but arrive early to the festival to get the best spots. One of your best choices could be to take convenient, public transportation. There also are several transportation options available.
* Parking & Shuttle Route Map (pdf)
* Asparabus - convenient entry gate delivery.
* Amtrak - Amtrak from Sacramento, San Joaquin Valley and North Bay Area. April 2009 San Joaquin Schedules (tba)
Driving Directions
From the Bay Area: Take Hwy.680 East to Hwy.580, follow Hwy 580 through Tracy where it turns into Hwy.205. Hwy 205 runs into I-5 north. Follow I-5 to Hwy 4, the cross town freeway, bear to the right, take the first exit, Lafayette St. At the second light, turn left on El Dorado St. and choose a parking lot.
From Sacramento: Take I-5 south towards Stockton. Take the Hwy 4 E exit toward Hwy 99/ Downtown Stockton, then take the exit toward Downtown Stockton, and stay straight to go onto E Lafayette St. Then turn left onto El Dorado St. and choose a parking lot.
Check out the Map of Festival (PDF).
Asparagus Festival Parking
Garages: $10.00
Flat Surface Lot: $10.00
AsparaBus - " Take The Bus Gus!"
Dates of Service:
Saturday, April 25 &
Sunday, April 26
- Adults (18-59): $4.00
- Teens (under 18 and college students with proper ID): $3.00
- Seniors (60 and older) & Persons with Disabilities: $3.00
- Children 10 and under: Free, when accompanied by a fare-paying adult
You can purchase your bus passes at Delta College in the Shima 2 parking lot on Saturday and Sunday, and can buy your Asparagus Festival tickets there, too! As an added bonus, Storer Transportation passengers who pre-purchase their Asparagus Festival entry tickets at Delta College get express entry into the Festival.
Parking & Shuttle Route Map (PDF)
For directions to Delta College: Click here