DIRECTIONS & PARKING
NOTE:
THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT CHANGE IN PARKING INFO.
See “For free parking” below.
From the Washington Capital Beltway
(I-495) -- Take Exit 23 "201 Kenilworth Avenue Bladensburg Greenbelt" and
proceed south on Kenilworth Avenue about 2 miles. Turn right onto Paint Branch
Parkway. Proceed approximately two miles to U.S. Route 1. Go straight across
Route 1 to enter the University of Maryland. (The name of the road changes
to Campus Drive.) See below for parking.
From the Baltimore Beltway (I-695)
- Take exit to I-95 South to Capital Beltway East
(I-495). I-95 South will merge to the left, joining I-495. Take Exit
23 "201 Kenilworth Avenue Bladensburg Greenbelt." Proceed south on 201 in
the direction of "Greenbelt Road and Bladensburg." At second light, turn
right onto Paint Branch Parkway. Proceed approximately two miles to U.S.
Route 1. Go straight across Route 1 to enter the University of Maryland.
(The name of the road changes to Campus Drive.) See below for parking.
Alternate from Baltimore -
Take I-95 south to the Capital Beltway (I-495). Take exit 27 and then
follow signs to Exit 25, "U.S. 1 South, College Park." Proceed approximately
two miles on U.S. Route 1 South. Turn right on Campus Drive at the
main entrance to the University. See below for parking.
For free parking, follow
the blue line on the campus map. – Proceed on Campus Drive past the Adele
H. Stamp Student Union. Just past Union Lane, there is a V-shaped intersection
– take the right fork. The closest public lots are lots Z, 7, or 1B, as shown
in green on the map. (Parking is no longer possible in lots AA and AA2, which
are now part of a construction site.). Parking at metered spaces along Campus
Drive is also free on Saturdays, and thus is another option.
For passenger drop-off directly adjacent
to the building, follow the blue line and then the pink line on
the campus map. – Proceed on Campus Drive past the Adele H. Stamp Student
Union. Just past Union Lane, there is a V-shaped intersection – take the
left fork. At the next intersection, continue to bear left on Preinkert Drive.
Take the next left turn and proceed into parking lot D next to McKeldin Library.