Parking & Directions

Sunset Center is located on San Carlos Street at 9th Avenue in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. We have free event parking in our Main Lot on San Carlos Street at 9th Avenue, but space is limited. Free parking is also available in the public parking lot or "North Lot" for all patrons of the Sunset Center. Enter the North Lot on 8th Avenue between San Carlos Street and Mission Street.

Note: There are no addresses in Downtown Carmel! Call our Box Office at 831.620.2048 if you need more help locating us.

Directions from Highway 1 to Sunset Center and Parking:

From Hwy 1 to Sunset Center Parking (San Carlos Street between Eighth and Tenth Avenues)
From Highway 1, take Ocean Avenue west to San Carlos Street. Turn left on San Carlos Street and go three blocks. Just past Ninth Avenue, turn left and enter the San Carlos Street parking lot in front of the Theater.

From Hwy 1 to Public Parking Lot (SW corner of Mission Street and Eighth Avenue)
From Highway 1, take Ocean Avenue west to Junipero Street. Turn left on Junipero and go two blocks. Turn right on Eighth Avenue and go one block. A Free Public Parking lot will be on your left.

Handicapped Parking
Handicapped Parking spaces are located in the San Carlos Street Parking area, directly to the right of the Theater building. Please call our Box Office at 831.620.2048 for any other concerns about special needs and accessibility.