Plan to take full advantage of your race entry, which includes free parking before 9:00 am and an admission pass for a day of Thoroughbred racing on Santa Anita Derby Day. Please enter the parking areas from Gate #3, #5 or #8.
Gate Details:
- Please see the gate map here.
- Gate #5 - if you are coming from Colorado Place or Huntington Dr, it is much faster to enter Gate 5 and follow signs to Event Parking.
- Gate #8 - closes at 7:30 am.
- Gate #3 - While Gate 3 is located closest to the start line and packet pick up, it is the busiest gate. Expect heavy traffic! If you are coming from the east, use Gate 5 instead and follow signs to the start line.
- If you leave after the race and then come back for the horse races, you’ll need to pay for parking.
Parking Lot Tips:
- Lot A or B - All 5K runners would be best to park in lot A or B
- Lot B - closest to the start line, but keep in mind it is also the furthest walk from the finish line!
- Lot A - great equidistance option between the start and finish.
- Lot J - If you are only parking for Kids Runs, we suggest parking in Lot J, off Colorado Place and entering the infield through the Colorado Tunnel.
Directions:
From 210 Westbound
- Exit Huntington Dr (do not take Baldwin, as Google/AppleMaps often suggest).
- Continue to Gate 5.
From 210 Eastbound
- Exit Baldwin Ave
- Turn right on Baldwin Ave
- Left into Gate 8 *
- * If you arrive after 7:30, you will need to turn left onto Stanford, right on Harvard Dr, right on Colorado Pl and right into Gate 5
- *if you arrive after 7:40, you will need to turn right on Huntington Dr and left into Gate 3
From 10 Eastbound
- Exit Baldwin Ave and head north
- Turn right into Gate 8 (if you arrive after 7:40, you will need to turn right on Huntington Dr and left into Gate 3.
