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Driving Directions

From San Diego

Take Interstate 5 north to La Jolla Parkway (formerly Ardath Road). Go west on La Jolla Parkway and down the hill (approx 1.5 miles) to La Jolla Shores Drive. Turn right on La Jolla Shores Dr. and go 1 mile to El Paseo Grande. Turn left on El Paseo Grande then right on Discovery Way.

From Los Angeles

Take Interstate 5 south to Genessee Ave. Go west on Genessee Ave. approx 0.5 miles to North Torrey Pines Road.
Turn left (south) on N. Torrey Pines Rd. and go 1 mile to La Jolla Shores Drive.
Turn right (west) on La Jolla Shores Dr. and go down the hill about 1 mile to Scripps.
Turn right on El Paseo Grande and then right on Discovery Way.

Parking Information

At the south end of campus, visitors can park at metered spaces in one of the two lots on either side of Discovery Way after 5 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on holidays and weekends. No metered parking is available during normal weekday working hours; visitors must park on the street.

UCSD permits with Scripps stamps are required seven days a week, 24 hours a day in spaces south of T-29. UCSD permits are valid north of T-29 and in the parking lots on the east side of La Jolla Shores Drive.