Visitors Guide

 

Parking and Trolley Information

Spectators

Parking is available on the residential streets surrounding the park. A trolley will run throughout the neighborhoods to bring you to the park entrance. Look for the “Tram Stop” signs

Exhibitors

Cars will enter the park at the Virginia Road entrance between the hours of 12:00PM – 4:00PM on Saturday August 24, 2024 or from  6:00AM-8:00AM on Sunday August 25, 2024. Cars may be unloaded from trailers and flatbeds in front of the park. Trailers may be parked along Monterey Road, Huntington Drive and Valentine and Huntington Schools (Three Blocks Away) There will be a jitney to bring you back to the park entrance.

Driving Directions

From the I-210 Freeway

Exit Lake Avenue and continue south. Lake becomes Oak Knoll Avenue. Continue on Oak Knoll to Monterey. Turn Left on Monterey to Virginia Road. Turn left on Virginia Road. Lacy Park is two blocks north on west side of street.

From the 10 Freeway

Take the I-10 to the I-710 Freeway north. At the terminus of the I-710 turn right onto Valley Blvd. Continue east on Valley Blvd. to Fremont Avenue. Turn left on Fremont and continue north to Huntington Drive. At Huntington Drive turn right and continue east to Virginia Road. Turn left on Virginia Road. Lacy Park is two blocks north on west side of street.

From the I-110 (Pasadena Fwy.)

CAUTION . . . Vehicles pulling trailers are not allowed on the Pasadena Freeway! Take the 1-110 Pasadena Freeway to Fair Oaks Avenue. Exit at Fair Oaks and turn right onto Fair Oaks Avenue. Proceed south to Monterey Road. Turn left at Monterey and continue east to Virginia Road. Turn left on Virginia Road. Lacy Park is two blocks north on west side of street.

Local Hotels

  • Langham Pasadena – (626) 568-3900 (1 Mile From Lacy Park)
  • Courtyard by Mariott – (626) 403-7600 – In Old Town Pasadena which is well located near 100 restaurants and bars. (3 Miles From Lacy Park)
  • Hilton Hotel Pasadena – (626) 577-1000 – Just outside of Old Town (3 Miles From Lacy Park)
  • Westin Pasadena – (626) 792-2727 – Just outside of Old Town (3 Miles From Lacy Park)
  • Holiday Inn Express Pasadena – East Pasadena. (4.3 Miles From Lacy Park)
  • Sheraton Pasadena – Outside of Old Town near the Paseo Pasadena – (844) 250-6934

Local Attractions

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based educational and research institution established by Henry E. Huntington and located in Los Angeles County in San Marino, California.

The Norton Simon Museum

Endowed by industrialist, financier and philanthropist Norton Simon (1907-1993), the Norton Simon Museum that bears his name is an extraordinary window into art and antiquities. This museum houses the single largest collection of art assembled by one man. Here you will find art spanning seven centuries and exhibited both in the galleries and in the charming gardens. Simon collected 2,000 years worth of Hindu art, as well as works from Tibet, Nepal and Cambodia. In addition, there are works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Goya, Botticelli, Renoir, Van Gogh and many more. The bookstore has an outstanding collection of art books.

Asia Pacific Museum

Designed as a replica of an imperial Chinese palace, the Pacific Asia Museum is a veritable treasure trove of artifacts from Pacific Asian countries, such as Japan and China. Established in 1971, the museum’s 17,000 pieces have been donated by Pasadena art collector Grace Nicholson, who passed away in 1948. Her love of art has been translated in to this museum that features the best of Asian art, sculptures and ceramics, which date back to the Han and Ming dynasties. Make sure you drop into the courtyard garden, which has been designed to look exactly like a Chinese garden.