Directions to Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Detailed directions to JPL, including area maps.

The Center for Exoplanet Science offices are located on the fourth floor of Building 301. Walk east about 100 yards from the Visitor Control.

Please check each colloquium announcement for the location. Some of our colloquia are held at Caltech, either at the Spitzer Science Center, or the Michelson Science Center.

Colloquia at JPL are normally held in 169-336. Buildings 168/169 are immediately south of the fountains on the Mall, near the Visitor Center. Cross the bridge and enter building 168, third floor. Follow the corridor to room 169-336.

Access to Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Important! Visits must be approved in advance>. This will require some coordination and processing (see Contact Information or email Nancy Garcia at Nancy.M.Garcia@jpl.nasa.gov in advance of the visit.

When you come to JPL, please make sure you bring the proper unexpired identification for your visit. You will not be allowed entry without it, even if your visit has been approved! Proper identification consists of:

• If you are a U.S. citizen, a valid U.S. driver's license or a passport
• If you are a permanent resident:
  • Your permanent residency card, and
  • A valid U.S. driver's license or a passport

• If you are a foreign national:
  • A valid passport, and
  • Your current visa (if applicable)

When you arrive at JPL, please tell the guard at the entrance that you are a visitor. He or she will direct you to the visitor's parking lot. If this lot is full, tell the nearest guard that you are a visitor, that the visitor lot is full, and that you'd like to park in the annex lot. He or she will direct you to the annex (or other) parking area and open the gate. Walk into the Visitor's Center and tell the receptionist that you are a visitor and ask her to call one of us (Nancy Garcia, Wes Traub, or Steve Unwin. We'll meet you at the Visitor's Center and bring you to the Center for the colloquium.

Hotel Accomodations

There are a number of hotels and motels in the area from which to choose. More information about local accommodations and activities can be obtained from the Pasadena Convention and Visitor's Bureau.