Venue
NCI Shady Grove is located at 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850.
This location is easily accessible by both car and public transportation.
By Car:
Arriving from the south of Rockville using Route 270, take exit 8 toward Shady Grove Road. Keep left on the exit ramp, and at the end of the ramp, turn left at the light onto Shady Grove Road heading west. Get into the right lane, and turn right onto Key West Avenue (MD 28 W). Turn left at the next light onto Medical Center Drive. From there, turn right onto Blackwell Road and turn right again into the NCI employee parking garage. Visitors can have their parking ticket validated at the guard station inside the main lobby.
Arriving from the north of Rockville using Route 270, take exit 8 and keep right to take the Omega Drive ramp. The ramp will bring you to a stop sign. Turn left and continue on Omega Drive, which turns into Medical Center Drive. From Medical Center Drive, turn right onto Blackwell Road and turn right again into the NCI employee parking garage. Visitors can have their parking ticket validated at the guard station inside the main lobby.
Parking
People driving to NCI Shady Grove should use the parking garage that is directly across the circle from the NCI building. Parking tickets can be validated at the guard station in the lobby after a visitor has signed in.
Area Restaurants
- The Downtown Crown
- Falls Grove Village Center
- Shady Grove or Medical Center Drive restaurants
- Freshii
- Subway
Hotel Accommodations
Attendees are responsible for arranging and reserving their travel, including transportation and hotel accommodations. Please find a list of recommended hotels near NCI Shady Grove.
- Courtyard by Marriott Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center
- Address: 204 Boardwalk Pl, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
- Walking Directions:
- Walk for 13 ft.
- Head southwest toward Boardwalk Pl (36 ft)
- Turn left onto Boardwalk Pl (285 ft)
- Turn right, take the stairs (0.1 mi)
- Slight right toward Washingtonian Blvd, take the stairs (105 ft)
- Slight left toward Washingtonian Blvd (39 ft)
- Turn right toward Washingtonian Blvd (384 ft)
- Turn left onto Washingtonian Blvd (0.3 mi)
- Turn left onto Fields Rd (423 ft)
- Continue onto Omega Dr (0.4 mi)
- Continue straight to stay on Omega Dr (177 ft)
- Continue onto Medical Center Dr (0.1 mi)
- Turn right; the destination (9609 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850) will be on the right (249 ft).
- Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
- Address: 9751 Washingtonian Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
- Walking Directions:
- Head south toward Washingtonian Blvd (0.1 mi)
- Turn left onto Washingtonian Blvd (0.3 mi)
- Turn left onto Fields Rd (423 ft)
- Continue onto Omega Dr (0.4 mi)
- Continue straight to stay on Omega Dr (177 ft)
- Continue onto Medical Center Dr (0.1 mi)
- Turn right; the destination (9609 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850) will be on the right (249 ft).
Other Hotel Options:
- Hilton Garden Inn Rockville-Gaithersburg: 10-minute walk (0.5 mile) to NCI Shady Grove.
- Homewood Suites by Hilton Rockville-Gaithersburg: 10-minute walk (0.5 mile) to NCI Shady Grove.
- Courtyard by Marriott Rockville: 12-minute walk (0.6 mile) to NCI Shady Grove.
- SpringHill Suites by Marriott Gaithersburg: 18-minute walk (0.8 mile) to NCI Shady Grove.
Shuttle Service:
- NCI Shady Grove offers free shuttle loops to the NIH Main Campus and Shady Grove Metro Station, equipped with bike racks.
- The NCI Shady Grove Metro Shuttle begins at 6:00 a.m. on the west side of the Shady Grove metro station. View the metro shuttle schedule.
- The NCI Shady Grove Express begins at 7:15 a.m., going from NCI to Building 31. View the NCI Express shuttle schedule.
- To ride the shuttle, employees must show proper NIH badge identification, while visitors need to secure a shuttle pass from their sponsor. The Shuttle Pass Request Form is available online.
- All items found on shuttles are returned to Shady Grove, suite TE200.