Spring Break – HOUSTON ZOO

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How to Navigate Your Trip for Spring Break 2013

Spring Break 2013 is officially over. Check back here closer to Spring Break 2014 for updated tips on traffic and parking.

Houston Zoo guests and visitors to other attractions in Hermann Park can expect very heavy traffic in and around the Park during Spring Break, March 9-17. Parking is limited in Hermann Park and motor vehicle access to the Park will be restricted during the Spring Break period.

Parking options for Houston Zoo and Houston Museum District visitors during Spring Break include parking garages in the Texas Medical Center and along the METRORail route in the Midtown area north of Hermann Park.

View the Spring Break traffic routing and parking maps to see recommended driving routes, directions and parking options.

Spring Break Alternative Zoo Parking

Download a high resolution PDF map, or view the interactive Google map below:

Spring Break Parking Locations Map

Google Interactive Map of Spring Break Alternate Parking Locations

View Houston Zoo Spring Break 2012 Traffic/Parking Map in a larger map

Driving Directions to Alternate Parking for the Houston Zoo During Spring Break

From Texas 288 South
Exit N. MacGregor Way/S. MacGregor Way and take MacGregor/Braeswood west for parking in the Texas Medical Center, or take MacGregor west and Almeda north for parking in Midtown/Downtown.

From Texas 288 North
Exit N. MacGregor Way/S. MacGregor Way and take MacGregor/Braeswood west for parking in the Texas Medical Center, or take MacGregor west and Almeda north for parking in Midtown/Downtown.

From Loop 610 East
Merge on toTexas 288 North and exit N. MacGregor Way/S. MacGregor Way and take MacGregor/Braeswood west for parking in the Texas Medical Center, or take MacGregor west and Almeda north for parking in Midtown/Downtown.

From US – 59 North
Exit Richmond Ave./Downtown for parking in Midtown/Downtown.

Merge on toTexas 288 South and exit N. MacGregor Way/S. MacGregor Way and take MacGregor/Braeswood west for parking in the Texas Medical Center or take MacGregor west and Almeda north for parking in Midtown/Downtown.

From US-59 South
Merge onto Texas 288 South and exit N. MacGregor Way/S. MacGregor Way and take MacGregor/Braeswood west for parking in the TMC, or take MacGregor west and Almeda north for parking in Midtown/Downtown.

Where to Park

Texas Medical Center (TMC) Parking Options
Note: Take the TMC ‘white’ parking shuttle to Cambridge St. at Lamar Flemming St. and walk west on Cambridge 1 block to the Houston Zoo Medical Center Gate.

Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza: 6400 Fannin (Enter Main or Fannin) No parking shuttle available. Walk east on Cambridge 2 blocks to Houston Zoo Medical Center Gate.
J. P. McGovern Commons: 6550 Bertner (Garages 15, 2 and 6), TMC ‘red’, ‘blue’, and ‘white’ parking shuttle routes.
South Extension Visitor Lot: Braeswood Blvd at William C. Harvin, TMC ‘white’ parking shuttle route.

Midtown Parking Options – Take METRORail to Hermann Park station or TMC/Zoo station

Wheeler METRORail station (Wheeler and Main): Sears parking lot and surrounding lots – Wheeler at Fannin (Paid Parking) or South Main Baptist Church – Eagle at Main (Free)
Ensemble Theatre/ Houston Community College station (Berry and Main): Free and paid lots east and west of Main St. between Truxillo Street and Francis Street.
McGowen Station (McGowen and Main): Paid parking east and west of Main St. between Stewart St. and McGowen St.
Downtown Transit Center (Pierce and Main): Paid parking at St. Joseph Parkway and Main.

Zoo Traffic Updates

We will be updating our Facebook page and twitter feed with live traffic reports during the week of spring break, to better help you get to the zoo! For Spring Break traffic updates, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

Houston Area Traffic Updates

There are several reliable Web sites that post traffic information regularly. Visit the links below for more information. Note: None of the sites below are maintained or operated by the Houston Zoo.

Houston Transtar Traffic Map Provided by the Greater Houston Transportation and Emergency Management Center
Traffic in the Houston Zoo area on Mapquest
Traffic in the Houston Zoo area on Google Maps

METRO and METRORail

Save $2 off an adult Zoo admission and $1 off a child’s admission when you present your METRO Q Card or any METRO bus or METRORail ticket at the Zoo admission booth (one offer per person).
Catch METRORail at the Fannin South Park & Ride lot (1604 West Bellfort between Knight and Fannin), or park in a Downtown parking lot, and head to the METRORail station.
There are two METRORail stations that serve the Houston Zoo – Hermann Park/Rice U Station (at Fannin and Sunset) and the Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo Station (on Fannin between Cambridge and Ross Sterling) From there it’s a short walk to the Zoo’s Medical Center Gate entrance on Cambridge Street.

Visit the METRORail website for a map, schedule and more information.

Directions to Other Destinations During Spring Break: Museum District, Texas Medical Center, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

If you are travelling to the Museum District, Texas Medical Center or the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo during Spring Break, below are directions provided by the City of Houston. For more information, visit the Mayor’s Office of Special Events.

Museum District

From Texas 288 South:
Exit Southmore St./Calumet St./Binz St. and take Southmore or Binz west

From Texas 288 North:
Exit Binz St./Calumet St. and take Binz west.

From Loop 610 East:
Merge onto Texas 288 North and exit Binz St./Calumet St. and take Binz west.

From US – 59 North:
Exit Main Street and proceed south; OR
Merge onto Texas 288 South and Exit Southmore St./Calumet St./Binz St. and take Southmore or Binz west.

From US-59 South:
Exit Fannin St. and proceed south; OR
Merge onto Texas 288 South and exit Southmore St./Calumet St./Binz St. and take Southmore or Binz west

Texas Medical Center:

From Texas 288 South:
Exit Holcombe Blvd./Old Spanish Trail and take Holcombe west.

From Texas 288 North:
Exit Yellowstone Blvd. and take Holcombe west.

From Loop 610 East:
Merge onto Texas 288 North and exit Yellowstone Blvd and take Holcombe west.

From US – 59 North:
Merge onto Texas 288 South and Exit Holcombe Blvd/Old Spanish Trail and take Holcombe west.

From US-59 South:
Merge onto Texas 288 South and exit Holcombe Blvd/Old Spanish Trail and take Holcombe west.

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

From Texas 288 South:
Exit Holcombe Blvd/Old Spanish Trail and take Old Spanish Trail west.

From Texas 288 North:
Exit Yellowstone Blvd. and Take Old Spanish Trail west.

From Loop 610 East:
Exit 1C Kirby Drive or Exit 1B Fannin St. and proceed north; OR
Merge onto Texas 288 North and exit Yellowstone Blvd. and take Old Spanish Trail west.

From Loop 610 West:
Exit 1C Kirby Drive or Exit 1B Fannin St. and proceed north.

From US – 59 North:
Merge onto Texas 288 South and exit Holcombe Blvd/Old Spanish Trail and take Old Spanish Trail west; OR
Merge onto Texas 288 South and onto the 610 Loop West and exit 1B Fannin St. or Exit 1C Kirby Drive and proceed north.

From US-59 South:
Merge onto Texas 288 South and exit Holcombe Blvd./Old Spanish Trail and take Old Spanish Trail west; OR
Merge onto Texas 288 South and onto I-610 West and exit 1B Fannin St. or exit iC Kirty Drive and proceed north.