Parking

Visitor Parking

There are fee-based visitor parking spots (including handicapped spots) outside of the main museum entrance (the south side of the GRL building).  Additional fee-based parking is available in the garage on the south side of the museum building (the blue rectangle labeled “PG” on the parking map) and the small north side lot behind the museum (the blue rectangle labeled “GRL” on the parking map).  On WEEKDAYS, you must pay to use ANY visitor parking space using the kiosks outside of either entrance to the museum.  Parking is FREE on weekends.  Visitor parking spaces will appear in purple sections on the campus parking map.

More information is available on the parking services website.

School Bus Parking

Buses, please drop off guests outside our south door in the white loading zone and then proceed to parking lot Q around the corner (and up the hill) off of West Campus Drive, southwest of our building, to park for free.

Ore Cart

The Ore Cart is a free transit shuttle connecting the Colorado School of Mines campus, downtown Golden and beyond. Operated as a partnership between Mines, the City of Golden and West Line Corridor Collaborative, the Ore Cart is free for all riders, ADA accessible and designed to complement and expand access to existing transit options in the Golden area, including the RTD 16 bus and W and G train lines. There is a stop located conveniently next to the museum.

View a map of the various routes here.