The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute is located on the campus of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA.
We are on the northwest corner of the campus, on the corner of D Street and Dean Nicholson Boulevard.
Our address is
401 E. Dean Nicholson Blvd.
Ellensburg, WA 98926
In the Google Map above, click on the "A" marker. In the dialog box that pops up, click "Directions." You will be prompted to enter your starting location, and Google Maps will provide you with turn by turn directions to get to CHCI.
Travel east on Interstate 90.
Merge onto US-97 N via exit 106 toward Ellensburg/Wenatchee.
Drive over the interstate and stop at the four-way stop sign. As you drive straight through the intersection, the road becomes University Way. Follow University Way east for 2.1 miles into town.
You will reach the intersection of University Way and D Street/Sprague Avenue. Turn left (north) onto D Street.
Drive north on D street until you reach the second four-way stop, which is the intersection of D Street and 14th/Dean Nicholson Blvd. Turn right (east) onto Dean Nicholson Blvd.
Pull into the parking lot on your right. Parking is free on the weekends.
Travel west on Interstate 90.
Take the first Ellensburg exit, number 109. Take a right off of the off-ramp onto Canyon Road.
As you drive north on Canyon Road it becomes Main Street. Follow Main Street north until you reach the intersection of Main Street and University Way. Turn right (east) on University Way.
You will reach the intersection of University Way and D Street/Sprague Avenue. Turn left (north) onto D Street.
Drive north on D street until you reach the second 4 way stop, which is the intersection of D Street and 14th/Dean Nicholson Blvd. Turn right (east) onto Dean Nicholson Blvd.
Pull into the parking lot on your right. Parking is free on the weekends. There is a fee for parking on the weekdays.
Take US 97 southbound over Blewett Pass into Ellensburg. Turn left (east) onto University Way. Follow University Way east for about 2 miles.
You will reach the intersection of University Way and D Street/Sprague Avenue. Turn left (north) onto D Street.
Drive north on D street until you reach the second 4 way stop, which is the intersection of D Street and 14th/Dean Nicholson Blvd. Turn right (east) onto Dean Nicholson Blvd.
Pull into the parking lot on your right. Parking is free on the weekends. There is a fee for parking on the weekdays.
Take I-82 northbound towards Ellensburg. I-82 meets up with westbound I-90. Take the very first exit, number 109, into Ellensburg. Take a right off the off-ramp and follow Canyon Road which turns into Main Street.
Follow Main Street to intersection of Main and University Way. Turn right (east) onto University Way.
You will reach the intersection of University Way and D Street/Sprague Avenue. Turn left onto D Street.
Drive north on D street until you reach the second 4 way stop, which is the intersection of D Street and 14th/Dean Nicholson Blvd. Turn right (east) onto Dean Nicholson Blvd.
Pull into the parking lot on your right. Parking is free on the weekends. There is a fee for parking on the weekdays.
