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Directions
The street address of the Gibbon Center is
19100 Esguerra (also spelled Esquerra) Rd.,
Santa Clarita, CA 91390
From Los Angeles area:
Drive north to Santa Clarita on Interstate #5 (or north on the #405 which merges
with the #5) and take the Valencia Blvd. exit east (right). Drive northeast 2.5
miles on Valencia Blvd. and turn left on Bouquet Canyon Rd.
Drive 5.3 miles on
Bouquet Canyon Rd. and, after you pass a mobile home park on the left, drive
approximately 1/2 a mile and turn right on Esguerra Rd. (may be spelled
"Esquerra")--a dirt road which only goes to the right. There are several
mailboxes and kennel signs at this corner. The Gibbon Center is .3 of a mile
from the mailboxes. Follow the signs.
(NOTE: Alternate route: from the #5, take the Valencia Blvd exit, turn left on
McBean, turn right on Newhall Ranch Rd,
then left on Bouquet Cyn.)
On the Esguerra Rd. street sign pole, there will be a hand
painted sign with a picture of a gibbon at that spot. Drive 1/10 of a mile
on the dirt road and drive through a dry or shallow stream bed. Turn right at W
Galton and another street sign with the wording Gibbon Center, where there will
be another hand painted sign with a gibbon pointing. At that spot there are two
roads that you could take that go right. Please take the one that keeps you on
level ground. Drive 1/20th of a mile then turn left where there is another hand
painted gibbon sign. From there drive 1/10th of a mile to the clearing outside
the chainlink fence, where you can park.
When entering the GCC, please DISINFECT the soles of your
shoes in the tray provided.
(Another
way to get to the Gibbon Center from L.A. is by taking the #405 north, then just
past the #210 take the #14 north (toward Palmdale and Lancaster). Then take
Sand Canyon offramp and go left on Sand Canyon. Turn right at the "T"
intersection, which is Sierra Highway. Drive 0.3 mile and turn left on Vasquez
Canyon. At the "T" intersection, which is Bouquet Canyon Road, turn left.
Drive about 0.6 mile to Esquerra (a dirt road on the left, just past Lombardi's
produce stand). BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL MAKING THIS LEFT TURN FROM BOUQUET ONTO
ESQUERRA--VISIBILITY IS LIMITED AND IT IS NEARLY A U-TURN. From there, follow
the usual directions through the creek bed and onto Galton, then the first left.)
From Porterville area: Take the #99 south and merge with the
#5. Continue on the #5 south to the Santa Clarita area. Take the
Valencia Blvd. exit east (left). Drive 2.5 miles on
Valencia Blvd. and
turn left on Bouquet Canyon Rd. Drive 5.3 miles on Bouquet Canyon
Rd. and, after you pass a mobile home park on the left, drive approximately 1/2
a mile and turn right on Esguerra Rd. (may be spelled "Esquerra")--a dirt road
which only goes to the right. There are several mailboxes and kennel signs at
this corner. The Gibbon Center is .3 of a mile from the mailboxes.
Follow the signs
On the Esguerra Rd. street sign pole, there will be a hand
painted sign with a picture of a gibbon at that spot. Drive 1/10 of a mile
on the dirt road and drive through a dry or shallow stream bed. Turn right at W
Galton and another street sign with the wording Gibbon Center, where there will
be another hand painted sign with a gibbon pointing. At that spot there are two
roads that you could take that go right. Please take the one that keeps you on
level ground. Drive 1/20th of a mile then turn left where there is another hand
painted gibbon sign. From there drive 1/10th of a mile to the clearing outside
the chainlink fence, where you can park.
When entering the GCC, please DISINFECT the soles of your
shoes in the tray provided.
From
Santa Barbara area:
Go south on US-101, then
turn left on CA-126 (East) toward Santa Paula. Merge onto I-5 South toward
CA-126 E / Los Angeles. Take the CA-126 exit, then turn left onto Magic Mountain
Parkway / CA-126 (East). Turn left onto Valencia Blvd. Drive
northeast 2.5 miles on Valencia Blvd. and
turn left on Bouquet Canyon Rd.
Drive 5.3 miles on Bouquet Canyon Rd. and, after you pass a mobile home park on
the left, drive approximately 1/2 a mile and turn right on Esguerra Rd. (may be
spelled "Esquerra")--a dirt road which only goes to the right. There are several
mailboxes and kennel signs at this corner. The Gibbon Center is .3 of a
mile from the mailboxes. Follow the signs.
On the Esguerra Rd. street sign pole, there will be a hand painted sign
with a picture of a gibbon at that spot. Drive 1/10 of a mile on the dirt
road and drive through a dry or shallow stream bed. Turn right at W Galton and
another street sign with the wording Gibbon Center, where there will be another
hand painted sign with a gibbon pointing. At that spot there are two roads that
you could take that go right. Please take the one that keeps you on level
ground. Drive 1/20th of a mile then turn left where there is another hand
painted gibbon sign. From there drive 1/10th of a mile to the clearing outside
the chainlink fence, where you can park.
When entering the GCC, please DISINFECT the soles of your
shoes in the tray provided.
Disclaimer: These directions are meant
to be helpful but no warranty is given as to road conditions, efficiency or
route usability. The driver assumes all risk of use. Gibbon
Conservation Center assumes no risk for loss or delay resulting from such use.
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