Directions + Parking

The Wittliff Collections, including the Southwestern Writers Collection and the Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection, are located on the seventh floor of the Albert B. Alkek Library on the campus of Texas State University-San Marcos. San Marcos is located between Austin and San Antonio along the IH 35 corridor.

See the TEXAS STATE CAMPUS MAP or follow the directions below.

Call the Wittliff Collections Office at 512.245.2313 for assistance, or if you need accommodations due to a disability.

University Parking Services are available at 512.245.2887.

Parking Information  [note: map above is not to scale]

HOURLY PAY PARKING is available 24 HOURS A DAY:
LBJ Student Center Parking Garage [#1 on map above/click here for Google map]
704 Gaillardia Street, San Marcos
Click here for LBJ PARKING GARAGE RATES
Weekday Garage Contact: 512.245.7994

WEEKENDS (5 pm on Friday to 7 pm on Sunday):
Alkek Parking Garage [#2] and the
Woods Street Garage [#3] are open and free to visitors.
GPS/Map "Talbot Street, San Marcos, Texas" for directions to the north end of Talbot
between the two garages.
EVENING EVENT ATTENDEES:
Try these two garages [#2, then #3] first before the LBJSC [#1], which has a fee.

EVENINGS, the Alkek Parking Garage [#2]
is also open to vehicles displaying a VALID TEXAS STATE PERMIT of any color:
Monday – Friday from 6 pm to 7 am
—except for RESERVED Faculty/Staff spaces, which are only open to all permits:
Monday – Friday from 7 pm to 7 am
 

ROAD CONSTRUCTION continues on campus and San Marcos roadways:
Click here for up-to-the-minute CONSTRUCTION UPDATES.


Driving Directions
From IH-35 Exit 206

1. Take Exit 206 (Aquarena Springs Drive-Loop 82) and proceed along the frontage road to the light. Turn right and head west into San Marcos on Aquarena Springs Drive.

2. Continue past the football stadium (on left), cross the railroad tracks, then get into the right lane.

3. Continue past Strahan Coliseum (on left) and Clear Springs Apartments (on right). Cross the river, and take a right at the light onto Sessom Drive.

4. Go past three more streets (Peques Street, North LBJ Drive, and Tomas Rivera Drive) and at the light at Comanche, turn left.

5. Take your first left onto Student Center Drive. Take the first right (onto Gaillardia) to access the LBJ Student Center Parking Garage [#1 on the map above / burgundy on the map below]; entrance to the garage is at the far end.

6. Park and proceed into the LBJ Student Center. Go through the building (down the stairs or elevator and through the main doors); if the Student Center is closed, take the walkway to the right around the building. The white limestone Alkek Library is downhill on the left; the Wittliff Collections are on the seventh floor.

Note: On WEEKENDS the Alkek Parking Garage [#2 on the top map] and the Woods Street Garage [#3 on the top map] are open and free to visitors. The LBJSC garage is a pay lot.

From IH-35 Exit 205 or Highway 80

1. Take Exit 205 and proceed west into San Marcos on Hopkins Street, continuing through the intersection of Hopkins and LBJ Drive. The city square and the Hays County Courthouse are located on the left of this intersection.

2. Continue through two more intersections to Comanche Street (there will be an H-E-B on your right) and turn right.

3. Proceed up Comanche, past Woods Street, until you pass under the overhead walkway and take a right onto Student Center Drive. Take the first right (onto Gaillardia) to access the LBJ Student Center Parking Garage [#1 on the top map / burgundy on the map directly above]; the entrance to the garage is at the far end.

4. Park and proceed into the LBJ Student Center. Go through the building (down the stairs or elevator and through the main doors); if the Student Center is closed, take the walkway to the right around the building. The white limestone Alkek Library is downhill on the left; the Wittliff Collections are on the seventh floor. See the map directly above.

Note: On WEEKENDS the Alkek Parking Garage [#2 on the top map] and the Woods Street Garage [#3 on the top map] are open and free to visitors.


From IH-35 Exit 204A

1. Take Exit 204A and turn on Guadalupe Street to head north into San Marcos. (Highway 123 becomes Guadalupe Street.)

2. Driving northwards toward downtown San Marcos, pass Love and Lee Streets, then turn right on Grove Street.

3. Drive only one block on Grove Street, then turn left on LBJ Drive. LBJ is a one-way street with three lanes of traffic. Stay in the left lane until reaching Hopkins Street. [Note: LBJ Drive may be undergoing construction. Watch for detours.]

4. Turn left on Hopkins, pass the city square and the Hays County Courthouse, and proceed through the next light. Stay in the right lane.

5. Continue to Comanche Street (there will be an H-E-B on your right) and turn right.

6. Proceed up Comanche, past Woods Street, until you pass under the overhead walkway and take a right onto Student Center Drive. Take the first right (onto Gaillardia) to access the LBJ Student Center Parking Garage [#1 on the top map / burgundy on the map directly above]; the entrance to the garage is at the far end.

7. Park and proceed into the LBJ Student Center. Go through the building (down the stairs or elevator and through the main doors); if the Student Center is closed, take the walkway to the right around the building. The white limestone Alkek Library is downhill on the left; the Wittliff Collections are on the seventh floor. See the map directly above—NOTE: In this case, you will be coming up on Comanche, not down from Sessoms.

Note: On WEEKENDS the Alkek Parking Garage [#2 on the top map] and the Woods Street Garage [#3 on the top map] are open and free to visitors. The LBJSC garage is a pay lot.