Mon, up: leave LA at 1pm, arrive about 8:30pm. Cost: I-580 Altamont and I-680 N hit at 5 to 6:30pm (adds about 45 to 60 min), badge desk closed (6pm), no soundcheck margin, 2 hours to the 10:30pm set. Leave by 9am and all of that disappears.
Wed, home: leave at the 11am checkout, home about 6:30 to 7pm. Cost: about an hour of 405 S evening rush and a late start packing for Thursday's NYC flight. Leave after 1:30pm instead and you skip the rush but get home 9pm.
Estimates, not live data. Check the live route buttons below before you go.
Solo King. In Mon 4:00pm, out Wed 11:00am. Bring ID + credit card (incidentals only). Before 4pm: free luggage storage at the lobby.
🅿️ Parking
Free self-parking. Valet is the only extra cost.
📶 Wi-Fi
Network Summit Napa Valley
🪪 Badge
Pickup Mon 11:00am to 6:00pm. After hotel check-in, go to guest registration and find the “Check In: Contributors” sign (separate talent desk). Badge reads GREG SPERO / THE RECORDING CLUB. Wristband given there.
🍽️ Meals
All meals and drinks complimentary, bars throughout. Your dinner reservation: Summit One app, “My Schedule & Dinners”.
Check traffic before you leave. Google Maps: tap Navigate, then the ⚡ Supercharger link when you want the stop added.
6:30amLeave home405 N to I-5 N, ahead of the LA rush
~8:00amGrapevine (Tejon Pass) on I-5
~9:30am⚡ Supercharge 30 min, Kettleman City (or Harris Ranch)
9:45am Reid + Taylor call from the car, if you keep it: meet.google.com/sar-rvtf-jab
RouteI-5 N, then into Napa
I-580 W over the Altamont
I-680 N over the Benicia Bridge
I-80 W for one exit
CA-12 W (Jameson Canyon)
CA-29 N, exit Bordeaux Way
1:00 to 2:00pmArrive at the Meritage
2:00pmLobby: store luggage, badge at the Contributors deskDesk open until 6:00pm
4:00pmRoom check-in
On arrivalSoundcheck🟡 not set“Per production advance.” Call Matt to set it: (323) 482-5992
10:30pm🎹 Set at Crush Lounge until 1:00am
⏰ Latest safe departure: 9:00amArrives about 4:30pm, before the 6pm badge cutoff. I-680 N through Walnut Creek and Concord jams 3 to 6pm. Leaving 6:30am skips all of it.
🗓️ Monday is Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' DayLA traffic runs a bit lighter than a normal Monday. Do not count on it.
🏠 Drive home, Wednesday Oct 14
Recommended
On the road 9:15am
Check out by 9:00am
Clears I-680 S after the morning commute (heavy 6:30 to 9:00am through Walnut Creek)
⚡ Supercharge Kettleman City ~12:30pm
405 S around 3:30pm, ahead of the worst LA evening rush
Home about 3:30 to 4:00pm. NYC flight is Thursday, so you get the evening to pack.
Fallback: leave after 1:30pmOnly if Wednesday morning programming matters. Supercharge, home about 8:30 to 9:00pm, after the rush.
🚫 Do not leave at 11am checkoutThat puts you on the 405 at 6pm, peak traffic.