Directions to the UW hospital (University of Washington Medical Center), coming from the east via State Route 520

A printable campus map (pdf file) is available.

Coming from the east use State Route 520. Take the Montlake Boulevard exit. Continue north on Montlake Blvd. and cross the drawbridge. At the first traffic light after the bridge, turn left onto NE Pacific Street, staying right. Turn right at the second "hospital parking" directional sign onto NE Pacific Place. Then immediately turn right again into the entrance (Gate #4 on the map) to the Triangle Parking Garage, an underground facility connected via a pedestrian tunnel to the medical center.

Parking in the Triangle Garage

When you drive down the ramp into the Triangle Garage, take a ticket from the ticket dispenser. Keep your ticket with you and have it validated (if you are eligible) before leaving the UW hospital or other medical complex clinic/department. When you return to the Triangle Garage, present your ticket and pay for parking at the Cashier Booth when you are ready to leave.

Parking in the Triangle Garage is administered by the UW Medical Center (UWMC) and a fee is charged. To ensure sufficient space for all medical complex patients and visitors, multiple rate fee schedules are in effect. In all rate schedules, the parking fee is determined by the length of your stay.

There is a validated rate for UWMC patients and visitors to UWMC patients, another discounted validation rate schedule for other medical complex patients (including Health Sciences and School of Dentistry patients) and visitors, and a third rate schedule for other garage users. Please note: Parking validation can only be processed when a traffic guide is on duty.

Questions about validation or the refund process should be directed to UWMC parking manager at (206) 598-5275 or e-mail uwmcpark@u.washington.edu to communicate your questions/concerns.

Disability parking

If you are mobility impaired, parking for persons with disabilities is provided in the Triangle Garage or the South Campus (S1) Parking Garage. At the gatehouse identify yourself as mobility impaired, purchase a parking permit and obtain any necessary directions. There is no discount for disability parking, but the UWMC parking validation program is available for disabled UWMC patients and disabled visitors to UWMC patients.

To access the S1 garage, go to Gate 6 on Columbia Road which is accessed from 15th Avenue NE. Stop at the gatehouse to purchase a parking permit and get directions.

Please note that Gate 7 and the disability parking lot near the Emergency Room were closed due to construction of the UWMC Surgery Pavilion.