Employees Entering the NIH Bethesda Campus

To Enter Campus by Car

  • Any vehicle entrance during regular hours of operation (except West Drive Patient entrance).
  • NIH Gateway Center at Metro – only when accompanied by a visitor weekdays from 5am - 10pm
  • NIH Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility (CVIF) – only when accompanied by a visitor weekends and holiday from 10pm - 5am

See campus map External website with entrances and hours.

Driver and all passengers must have a valid NIH or HHS agency (i.e. CDC, FDA, IHS, CMS, etc.) ID badge for entry. Employees/contractors entering campus without their NIH Employee Badge must proceed to the Gateway Center or the CVIF (on weekends/holidays) and enter campus as a visitor.

To Enter Campus on Foot

  • Pedestrian portals – 24/7
  • NIH Gateway Center at Metro – 24/7
  • Pedestrian turnstiles at vehicle entrances during regular hours of operation

See campus map External website with entrances and hours.

Pedestrians must have a valid NIH ID badge for entry.

Questions? Contact the ORS Information Line at orsinfo@mail.nih.gov or
call 301-594-6677, TTY 301-435-1908.​​​​​​