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NIH Gateway Drive -

Rockville Pike & NIH Gateway Drive

NIH Gateway Center

Vehicle Inspection

5am - 10pm, Monday-Friday
After 10pm on weekdays, all day weekends and holidays, all visitor (patients, commercial, non- commercial) vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles must enter campus at the CVIF

Pedestrians

• Open Monday - Friday, 6 am - 10 p
• Closed on Weekends and Observed Holidays
• After 10 pm on weekdays, all day weekends and holidays, pedestrian visitors should enter campus va the Commercial Via the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility (CVIDF) - Building 67 (on Rockville Pike between North Drive and Wilson Drive

West Gateway Center (Pedestrians Only)

Near Old Georgetown Rd & South Dr
6am - 12pm Monday - Friday

Patient and Patient Visitor Entrance

Cedar Lane & West Drive
Valet Parking at Clinical Center Main Entrance

Weekdays

Inbound Traffic Only: 7am - 7pm
Weekends & Holidays: Closed

Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility (CVIF) Building 67: Commercial Vehicles Only

Rockville Pike - between North Dr. and Wilson Dr.
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
After 10pm on weekdays, all day weekends and holidays, all visitor in vehicles or as pedestrians should enter via the CVIF.
To learn more about visitor and security issues at the NIH,
visit: http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm.
For questions about campus access, please contact the ORS Information Line at orsinfo@mail.nih.govor 301-594-6677, TTY - 301-435-1908.

Information for Patients and Visitors to the National Institutes of Health

Welcome to the NIH. Please take the time to read this bulletin. It contains important parking and security information you need when visiting the NIH campus.

Patient and Patient Visitor Parking

Clinical Center - P1 Entrance Parking Ticket Validation Required Monday - Friday, 7am - 9pm
Patient & Patient Visitor Parking

Validation

B1 Lobby at Hospitality Desk
No validation required weeknights after 9pm, weekends & holidays

Valet Parking Service

Available at the Clinical Center Main Entrance
Monday - Friday
7am – 7pm
Ticket validation required
Valet Parking Validation
North Lobby at Hospitality Desk
7am - 7pm
Unclaimed vehicles after 7pm will be parked in the front of the Clinical Center roadway and keys will be transferred to the CRC/Bldg.10 Admissions desk.

Patient and Patient Visitor Extended Access Pass -

You can request an optional, extended visitor Photo ID and Campus Access Pass to expedite your campus and building entry. Visit the Clinical Center Admissions Desk or see your patient care coordinator for these timesaving services

General Visitor Parking Information -

Visitors (other than patients) parking at the Gateway Parking Garage (MLP-11) and in designated visitor parking lot

Monday - Friday

6am - 9pm (entrance)
6am - 11pm (exit)
$2.00 per hour for the first three hours $12.00 for the entire day

Metered parking lots

Monday - Friday, 7am – 7pm
$2 per hour

The NIH has implemented security measures to help ensure the safety of our patients, employees, guests and facilities. All visitors must enter through the NIH Gateway Center at Metro or the West Gateway Visitor Center. You will be asked to submit to a vehicle or personal inspection.

Visitors over 15 years of age must provide a form of government-issued ID such as a driver's license or passport. Visitors under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

Vehicle Inspections –

All vehicles and their contents will be inspected upon entering the campus. Additionally, all vehicles entering certain parking areas will be inspected, regardless of any prior inspection. Drivers will be required to present their driver's license and may be asked to open the trunk and hood. If you are physically unable to perform this function, please inform the inspector and they will assist you.

Vehicle inspection may consist of any combination of the following: Detection Dogs Teams (K-9), Electronic Detection Devices and Manual Inspection.

After inspection, you will be issued a vehicle inspection pass. It must be displayed on your vehicle's dashboard while you are on campus. The inspection pass is not a "parking permit." It only grants your vehicle access to enter the campus. You can only park in designated parking areas.

Personal Inspections –

All visitors should be prepared to submit to a personal inspection prior to entering the campus. These inspections may be conducted with a handheld monitoring device, a metal detector and by visible inspection. Additionally, your personal belongings may be inspected and passed through an x-ray machine.

Firearms, explosives, archery equipment, dangerous weapons, knives with blades over 2 1/2 inches, alcoholic beverages and open containers of alcohol are examples of prohibited items on the NIH campus.

Visitor passes must be prominently displayed at all times while on the NIH campus.