USNA Capstone Day
USNA Capstone Day
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Visitor Information

Map of USNA Campus


Event Parking and Transportation

  • Due to limited parking availability on the Yard, guests should plan to park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for Castone Day.  Enter the Blue side parking lot through Gate 5 from Taylor Ave. Park adjacent to the bus stop by the Blue Angel. 
  • A complimentary shuttle will run from this bus stop continuously from 0700-1600.  Guests should be prepared to have their bags and IDs checked by Security as they board the shuttle.
  • Shuttle Schedule:
    0700-0900: 2 buses shuttle from Stadium, Gate 5 to Alumni Hall
    0900-1200: 1 bus shuttle from Stadium, Gate 5 to Visitor Center, then Visitor Center to Alumni Hall
    1200-1330: 1 bus shuttle from Stadium, Gate 5 to Alumni Hall
    1330-1445: 1 bus shuttle from Stadium, Gate 5 to Visitor Center, then Visitor Center to Alumni Hall --- or if taking departing guests, just go straight to the stadium to drop them off
    1445-1545: 2 buses shuttle from Alumni Hall to Stadium, Gate 5 

Security

  • Foreign national guests must fill out a DD5512 form. Please coordinate with your POC to fill out these forms. 
  • For all individuals, ID checks, bag checks, and metal detector wanding will be required before boarding the shuttle busses mentioned above. 
  • Base access cards (CAC, DBIDS, Retired Military ID) are required for all personnel entering any gate not on the shuttle busses. If you do not have a base access card, you will only be able to enter USNA using the shuttle busses.
  • All IDs must meet REAL ID requirements. 
  • There will be no "day-of" registration. You must coordinate with your POC to register for Capstone Day by 22 April 2026. Foreign national guests must register by 01 April 2026. 

On-Yard Dining Options

NABSD Website
Food Trucks (in parking lot across from Alumni Hall at the corner of Decatur and McNair): 1000-1400
The food trucks available will be PJG’s Mobile Kitchen, Taco Bar Food Truck, and Sweet Chili Asian Cuisine.
The Alley Restaurant (below Naval Academy Club):
(Open to Non-members) 1100-1700
(Members Only for Dinner) 1700-2100
William III Coffee Shop (Nimitz Library): 0730-1330
1845 Coffee Shop (At Gate 3): 0700-1400
1845 Coffee Shop (Hopper Hall Basement near G023): 0700-1200
1845 Coffee Shop (In MidStore; only available to authorized Midstore shoppers): 0730-2100

USNA Gate Hours

Gate 1: open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday for pedestrian traffic.
Gate 3 (Unmanned Turnstile):  open 24-hours a day for credentialed (CAC) pedestrian traffic.
Gate 8: open 24-hours a day for pedestrian and vehicular traffic. CAC/DBIDS ID is required for driving on the Yard.

USNA Gift Shop

Gift Shop Website
By Gate 1 and Halsey Field House
Sunday - Saturday: 0900-1700

 

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