Directions to Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library

Driving From San Diego

Take Interstate 5 north to La Jolla Parkway (formerly Ardath Road). Go east on La Jolla Parkway, and down the hill (approx 1.5 miles) to La Jolla Shores Drive. Turn right on La Jolla Shores and go 1.0 miles to El Paseo Grande. Turn left and then right on Discovery Way. You can park at the metered spaces in one of the two lots on either side of Discovery Way. Even better is to park for free along the streets in the houses south of Scripps; it's a short walk to Scripps and you won't have to worry about feeding parking meters. Don't leave any valuables in sight inside your car.

Driving From Los Angeles

Take Interstate 5 south to Genessee Ave. Go west on Genessee approx 0.5 miles to North Torrey Pines Road. Turn left (south) on N. Torrey Pines and go 1.0 miles to La Jolla Shores Drive. Turn right (west) on LJ Shores and go down the hill about 1.0 miles to Scripps. Turn right on El Paseo Grande and then right again on Discovery Way. You can park at the metered spaces in one of the two lots on either side of Discovery Way. Even better is to park for free along the streets in the houses south of Scripps; it's a short walk to Scripps and you won't have to worry about feeding parking meters. Don't leave any valuables in sight inside your car.

Scripps Shuttle to/from UCSD

Runs weekdays every fifteen minutes between 7:15am and 6:15pm (7:30am – 6:30pm from Scripps), and every 30 minutes from 6:15pm to 8:45pm (6:30pm to 9pm from Scripps). For more information, visit the UCSD Scripps shuttle page.

Location of Scripps Library at Scripps

Here's what Scripps Library looks like

Standing on Biological Grade looking at the Scripps Library entrance