The Mountain Play's thousands of patrons come from all over the greater Bay Area and beyond. The performances are held near the top of Mount Tamalpais in the Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre, fondly referred to as "the mountain theatre."

An early arrival maximizes your options for choice seats and allows for plenty of recreation time before the show begins. Gates open at 8am.

With up to 4,000 people leaving the theater at the end of the show, the front gates can get congested. For your safety, we try to minimize the number of people walking through the bus loading zone at the front gates.

You can view and print our parking/exit map below, so you'll know exactly where to go after the show.

Most people take advantage of the more ecologically friendly mode of Mountain Play travel and arrive in traditional style aboard one of our festive yellow buses affectionately called the Mountain Play Express. Information about the FREE Mountain Play Express will be included with each ticket order.

Free round trip Express shuttles leave continuously from 9:30a.m. to 12:15p.m. from the following locations in Mill Valley:

Manzanita Commuter Parking Lot at the junction of Highway 101 and Highway 1 underneath the freeway.

Directions to Manzanita Commuter lot:
From San Francisco - Take Hwy. 101 north across the Golden Gate Bridge. Exit at Hwy. 1, Stinson Beach. Once you've driven under the overpass, turn left into the commuter lot before the light.

From north of Mill Valley - Take Hwy. 101 south and exit at Hwy. 1, Stinson Beach. Turn right at the stop sign at the end of the ramp. Turn right at the first light to drive toward the overpass. Make the first right into the commuter parking lot.

Tamalpais High School on Miller Avenue at Camino Alto.

If you’re looking for a physical challenge or just want to tour the beauty of Mount Tamalpais State Park, there are many hiking and biking trails that the strong of heart enthusiastically tackle to reach the theater.

We recommend "Trails of Mt. Tamalpais and the Marin Headlands", published by Olmsted & Bros Map Co.

We also offer free hike down directions, and shuttles for your belongings if you want to take the bus to the theatre and hike down after the show. See the "Hike Down" page of this website for more details.

From San Francisco: Take 101N over the Golden Gate Bridge. Off of 101, take the exit for Route 1/Stinson Beach and follow signs for Rt. 1 which will bring you to the intersection of Tam Junction in Mill Valley.

From Tam Junction in Mill Valley stay on Rt. 1 toward Mt. Tamalpais and drive 2.6 miles and make a right onto Panoramic following the signs toward Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods. (If you stay straight you will go to Stinson Beach on Rt. 1)

From this turn off you will drive .8 miles to "4 Corners" where you will proceed straight (though it appears to veer to the left a bit). (If you make a sharp left you will go to Muir Woods, and a slight right will take you on Sequoia Valley Rd back down to Mill Valley). The middle road appears to go straight and a bit to the left. This road points to Mt. Tamalpais and Stinson Beach.

From 4 Corners you will drive 4.5 miles up the mountain (at 1.7 miles you will see Mt. Home Inn on the right and a sign for Mt. Tamalpais State Park on the left) until you see the Pantoll Ranger Station on the left. Here you will turn right up the mountain taking Pantoll Road and following signs for Mt. Tamalpais.

From the split at Pantoll Ranger Station:
At 1.0 mile you will see Trojan Point Parking Lot on the right At 1.4 mile you will see Rock Springs Parking Lot in front of you THERE WILL BE MOUNTAIN PLAY PARKING ATTENDANTS AT THIS POINT OF YOUR JOURNEY. THEY WILL DIRECT YOU AS TO THE BEST PARKING LOCATION

At Rock Springs parking lot you will turn right and drive for .1 mile until you see the entrance to the theater on the right side of the road.

0.3 miles past the theater is the Quarry Parking Lot on the right side of the road (restricted) 1.1 miles past the theater is the Air Force Parking Lot on the left side of the road. There will be a \$5 charge for parking at the Air Force Base. (There will be shuttles bringing you from this lot to the theater).

Please do not hike to the theatre from the Air Force Base. Marin Municipal Water District has closed the trail. If you want to hike before or after the show, there are many hiking trails starting at the Rock Springs parking lot.