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 Hall0900-1200: 1 bus shuttle from Stadium, Gate 5 to Visitor Center, then Visitor Center to Alumni Hall1200-1330: 1 bus shuttle from Stadium, Gate 5 to Alumni Hall1330-1445: 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 off1445-1545: 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.
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.
By Gate 1 and Halsey Field House
Sunday - Saturday: 0900-1700
