Directions and Parking | Medical Center | UC Davis Health

We want to help make it easier for you to get to the medical center, park your car, and find your way around the hospital campus. Check out directions, parking and wayfinding information below.

Parking Locations, Rates and Services

Main parking and entrances for UC Davis Medical Center are off X Street.

Construction may cause changes at any time, so please follow street signs.

Medical Center General Parking

The hospital’s main parking is Parking Structure 3 off X Street.

An electronic system shows how many spaces are available.

• Each space has a green (open) or red (occupied) light to show if the space is available.
• Blue lights show spaces for people with disabilities.

Parking Structure 1 off Colonial Way is closed to patients and visitors.

Emergency Department Parking

The entrance and patient drop-off area for UC Davis Medical Center’s Emergency Department are moving.

As of Monday, July 15, 2024, the new patient drop-off area for the Emergency Department is right in front of the hospital, next to the hospital’s main entrance off of X Street.

• From X Street, you will enter the circle driveway at the front of the hospital.
• Free valet parking services will be available there to help park your car when you arrive.
• UC Davis Health staff will also be available to help you and provide guidance.
• The valet services will park patient vehicles in UC Davis Medical Center’s Parking Structure 3.
• The place where you used to enter the Emergency Department will be closed. No entry will be available on that side of the hospital, due to construction of the hospital’s new California Tower. 

As always, if you are experiencing a serious medical emergency, please dial 911 immediately. If you have any questions or require further assistance regarding this update, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284). 

UC Davis Health offers free valet parking for emergency department patients (only) for the entire length of their stay, as long as they get their parking validated. Validation will also be offered for emergency department patients who choose to self-park in another campus lot.

For more information and answers to frequently asked questions, see the Emergency Department tab on the UC Davis Health Parking Department’s patients and visitors page.

Cypress Building Parking

The Cypress Building lots remain open. These are short-term lots (up to 4 hours maximum). You can pay at a machine, or by using a downloadable smartphone app.

Cypress Lot 1 has a larger amount of disabled parking spaces. Cypress Lot 8 has a limited amount of disabled parking spaces.

More Parking Details

Find more information on parking locations, rates, and closed lots on the UC Davis Health Parking Department’s Patients/Visitors page. For additional information, call 916-734-2687.