{"id":12,"date":"2025-04-01T12:23:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/qrstemeducationconference\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-02-16T13:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:41:55","slug":"travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/qrstemeducationconference\/travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel and points of interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The conference will be held at Chapman University, in beautiful Orange County, California! The map below shows our campus location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving:\u00a0<\/strong>The conference will be at Chapman in Orange, California. The campus is easily accessible from across Southern California and beyond; the campus is located a short distance from I-5. Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/about\/maps-directions\/index.aspx\">&#8220;driving directions to main campus (Orange)&#8221; directions here<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parking on campus: <\/strong>Parking on Chapman&#8217;s Orange campus is free, though advance registration for a permit is required. Please complete <a href=\"https:\/\/vpermit.com\/chapman\/ClaimableEvents\/Claim?code=CHAP2026Jan15Conference\">this form (link)<\/a> to claim your free parking on Chapman campus. We recommend parking in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Chapman+University+Anderson+Parking+Structure\/@33.7948947,-117.8541763,16z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x80dcd9e1d5c1d1bf:0xa11ef127e58ce52a!8m2!3d33.7948903!4d-117.8516014!16s%2Fg%2F11c2jzb9vn!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Anderson Parking Lot<\/a>, an underground parking structure with its entrance off of Walnut Avenue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flying:\u00a0<\/strong>There are a number of airports serving Southern California. We strongly encourage you to fly in to Orange County Airport (SNA), which is located approximately 15-20 minutes from campus. We are also close to Long Beach Airport (LGB), which is approximately 25-30 minutes away. We are approximately an hour away from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), though there may be traffic from LAX to Orange County.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points of interest:\u00a0<\/strong>Chapman is located in Orange, California, with LA, San Diego, and the rest of the greater Southern California region within convenient drive. There are multiple potential points of interest. Here are some of our recommendations!<\/p>\n<p><em>Theme parks:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/\">Disneyland Resort<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is less than 10-minutes away from the conference hotel. Come to the happiest place on earth as it celebrates its 70th anniversary!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knotts.com\/\">Knott&#8217;s Berry Farm<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalstudioshollywood.com\/web\/en\/us\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Universal Studios Hollywood<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Outdoors:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lots of great beaches! We particularly like Laguna Beach and Newport Beach.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/jotr\/index.htm\"><strong>Joshua Tree National Park<\/strong> <\/a>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/chis\/index.htm\">Channel Islands National Park<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>are both in the greater southern California region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Museums:\u00a0<\/em>There are an abundance of museums in Orange County and LA. 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