DIRECTIONS & PARKING
Here you can information on where to park and get directions to pre-event shuttles, the La Jolla Half Marathon race and La Jolla Shores 5K race.
EXPO PARKING: There are a number of free on street parking spaces primarily south of Prospect Street. Parking near the Pacific Ocean is always very limited. There are several underground garages paid parking spaces on and near Prospect Street.
RACE PARKING: Follow the direction of parking personnel to the designated race parking located in the dirt lot across from the main Fairground’s entrance.
IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT RACE PARKING: While there is plenty of free parking at the Del Mar Racetrack, it will be VERY BUSY! Delays getting in are guaranteed. Be sure to give yourself an extra forty-five minutes to 1-hour travel time and plan to arrive to the start line no later than 6:00 am. THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS TO RACE PARKING BETWEEN 6:16 AND 7:00 am. If someone will be dropping you off at the start, they must do so inside the main participant parking area. Follow the direction of parking personnel to the unpaved lot and proceed to the passenger drop-off area located at the entrance to the pedestrian tunnel. Do not ask your driver to drop you off on Jimmie Durante Boulevard (they will get a ticket).
From the North: Take Interstate 5 south and exit at La Jolla Village Drive. Proceed west on La Jolla Village Drive to Torrey Pines Road and turn left. Continue to Prospect Place and turn right. Proceed down Prospect Place to Prospect Street, park in La Jolla and walk down to the Cove. The most likely places to find street parking are Draper, Eads, Fay, Girard, Herschel, and Ivanhoe Streets.
From the South: Take Interstate 5 north and exit at La Jolla Parkway. Proceed west on La Jolla Parkway to Prospect Place and turn right. Proceed down Prospect Place to Prospect Street, park in La Jolla and walk down to the Cove. The most likely places to find street parking are on Draper, Eads, Fay, Girard, Herschel, and Ivanhoe Streets. Park only in marked spaces and watch for No Parking signs. Vehicles blocking emergency access, double-parked or parked in No Parking areas will be towed.
The La Jolla Half Marathon starts at the Del Mar Racetrack, 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, CA 92014. From Interstate 5, exit at Via De La Valle and head west (a left turn from the freeway exit if you are northbound; a right turn if you are southbound). Take Via De La Valle to Jimmy Durante Boulevard and turn left. Follow the direction of parking personnel to the designated race parking located in the dirt lot across from the main Fairground’s entrance. A food truck will be onsite selling coffee and other breakfast items.
While there is plenty of free parking at the Del Mar Racetrack, it will be VERY BUSY! Delays getting in are guaranteed. Be sure to give yourself an extra forty-five minutes to 1-hour travel time and plan to arrive to the start line no later than 6:00 am. THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS TO RACE PARKING BETWEEN 6:16 AND 7:00 AM. If someone will be dropping you off at the start, they must do so inside the main participant parking area. Follow the direction of parking personnel to the unpaved lot and proceed to the passenger drop-off area located at the entrance to the pedestrian tunnel. Do not ask your driver to drop you off on Jimmie Durante Boulevard, they will be ticketed.
The La Jolla Shores 5K starts at the corner of La Jolla Shores Drive and Horizon Way (nearest physical address is 9393 La Jolla Shores Drive). Please note that parking is very limited in this area so allow plenty of time to park and walk to the start line. There are NO shuttles from the finish to the start of the 5k POST EVENT. If being dropped off at the 5K start, do so at the intersection of La Jolla Shores Drive and North Torrey Pines Road (near the west side of UCSD) and walk the short half mile to the start line at La Jolla Shores Drive and Horizon Way.
