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Directions and
Parking for Visitors and STScI Events
Directions to STScI
3700 San Martin Drive Baltimore, MD 21218 Telephone: 410-338-4700 From the east, west or north: From the south: Route A: from I-95 north Route B: from Md. 295 north (Russell St. in Baltimore) Visitor Parking InformationPLEASE NOTE: All visitors should try to arrive at least 30 minutes in advance; it may be necessary to use the offsite pay parking lot when other spaces are full. Visitors should note that many of the visitors' parking spaces (meters or garage) require payment. Designated Visitor Parking Areas: Visitor Parking Meters: Lot 67 (formerly Lot A) When the hosting employee/department has made advance arrangements for visitor parking and the visitor's name has been provided to the STScI Receptionist in advance, the visitor may pick up a hang tag from the Front Desk upon arrival. The hang tags allow visitors to park at one of the parking meters on Lot 67, North Campus Visitor Meters (formerly known as "Lot A") at no cost to the visitor with a valid hang tag available from the Receptionist. The visitor does not need to feed the meter if the hang tag is properly attached to the rear view mirror. The North Campus Visitor Meters lot is located on W.University parkway near the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Stadium. Please understand that due to limited availability of parking on the JHU campus, it may not be possible for STScI staff members to reserve parking for your visit. Conference attendees should follow any parking instructions provided by the conference registration staff. Alternate Visitor Parking Area: Valley Center Garage If no metered spot is available in Lot 67 (Lot A), the visitor may be able to find parking within the Visitor section of the Valley Center Garage. Parking availability is limited at this location. Parking Garage Entrance: The entrance to the Valley Center Garage is on San Martin Drive, next to the new San Martin Center.
Visitors using this parking area will enter the Garage from the entrance on San Martin Drive about 800’ South of the Muller Building on San Martin Drive. The visitor will take a ticket from the entrance gate, and should use any available visitor space located to the right of the entrance. Parking Rates for the Visitor Spaces in the Valley Center Garage:
up to 1 hour : $3.00 up to 2 hours: $5.00 up to 3 hours: $6.50 up to 4 hours: $7.00 up to 5 hours: $8.00 up to 6 hours: $9.00 over six hours or lost ticket: $10.00 maximum for the day Visitor parking in the Valley Center Garage is paid by the visitor at the Pay Station located inside the lobby of the Parking Garage, and the ticket is also used to open the exit gate upon departure. Please remember that the first 30 minutes are free. Event ParkingConference attendees should follow any parking instructions provided by the conference registration staff. Visitor parking at the Space Telescope Science Institute is extremely limited. There are currently three locations that provide parking for visitors driving to STScI-sponsored events: the Inn at the Colonnade (pay lot); the JHU Eastern lot (free parking), and the JHU Valley Center garage (pay lot with limited availability). Information on these lots is listed below. Please Note: Visitors driving to the Space Telescope Science Institute should avoid parking in Johns Hopkins University lots (other than Valley Center), metered JHU visitor parking (except as noted above), and on-street parking near STScI. Visitors parking in these locations risk ticketing and/or towing of their vehicles. Event participants staying at local hotels are encouraged to use the STScI-sponsored shuttle service which provides door-to-door service from local hotels to the Space Telescope Science Institute during conferences. Parking Map
Inn at the ColonnadeParking is available for $18/day in the garage of the Inn at the Colonnade, located 1/4 mile northeast of STScI on West University Parkway. The entrance to the parking garage is located on Canterbury Road, around the corner from the main entrance to the hotel. STScI access is from the Colonnade garage via the JHU campus, either to the right of JHU Homewood Field, walking through the gated lot or to the left of Homewood Field past the JHU Athletic Center and then bearing right towards the Bloomberg Physics and Astronomy building. Valley Center GarageThe JHU Valley Center Garage is located approximately 1/4 mile south of STScI on San Martin Drive. Daily parking is available in the facility for $10/day. Please note that the parking spaces sometimes fill early in the day. STScI is located a short walk north of the garage past the Carnegie Foundation building (please see the Visitor Parking section above for additional information on the Valley Center Garage). JHU Eastern Campus Parking LotFree parking is available at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Eastern parking lot, located approximately 1-1/2 miles east of STScI on East 33rd Street. The JHU shuttle bus provides access from this lot to various locations on the JHU campus. STScI is a short walk away from the JHU shuttle stops. The shuttle bus departs from the Eastern lot approximately every 30 minutes. Directions to JHU Eastern Lot | JHU Shuttle SchedulePLEASE NOTE that ID may be requested for use of the JHU shuttle service. Event attendees should also be prepared to supply a copy of their conference registration or similar documentation. Directions to the Johns Hopkins Campus:JHU campus mapJHU parking map JHU Eastern campus directions Additional Visitor InformationFor additional information on visiting the Space Telescope Science Institute and the Baltimore area, please see:http://www.stsci.edu/institute/sd/visitor/recreation For a list of hotels located near the Institute, please see: http://www.stsci.edu/institute/brc/travel/visitors/localHotels.html |
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