Parking and Maps

Visitors to the Archives may park in one of three state government visitors' parking facilities:

1. Visitor Lot #1 (109 E. Jones Street), accessible from Jones or Edenton Streets.
2. Visitor Lot #3 (120 W. Edenton St), accessible from Salisbury Street.
3. Visitor Lot #2 (329 North Salisbury Street, ground level of Parking Lot 75), accessible from Salisbury and McDowell Streets.

See the state parking maps from the North Carolina Department of Administration for more information about these parking lots and decks.

Please note that towing is enforced for all numbered spaces. There is a nominal fee for visitor parking. Handicapped-marked vehicles may park free on Blount and Jones Streets. The handicap ramp at the Archives and History/State Library Building faces Blount Street.

On The Street Parking

Time-limited free on the street parking is available within a short walking distance of the State Archives, most notably the one hour free parking available on the 100 block of Jones Street. On the street parking is also available for $1.00 per hour, with a 2 hour maximum, on the 200 block of Blount St.

Bus Access

The R-LINE, a free circulator bus service, is also available to visitors to downtown Raleigh. For more information on bus stops and pick-up times, consult the R-Line website.

Related Maps

• State Parking Maps from the North Carolina Department of Administration
• Downtown Raleigh
• Raleigh Area Map (60KB)

Last Modified: 04/03/2013

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