Parking Information
Parking at CHOC Hospital or the CHOC Clinic in Orange
The parking garage has two entrances. One entrance is behind the hospital, on Providence Avenue. The other entrance is off the main hospital driveway, accessed from Pepper Street. Go this way if you have a disabled parking permit.
Self-Parking
Please take a ticket from the kiosk. Parking fees are posted on a sign. Proceed into the garage and park on floors three or higher. Disabled parking is available on the first floor. After parking, bring your parking ticket with you. It can be validated for a reduced parking cost.
Parking Rates for Parents/Guardians
- 0-20 minutes: Free
- 21 minutes-1 hour: $3
- 1 hour-2 hours: $6
- 2 hours-24 hours: $9
- Max: $9
- $3 per day with validation (Hospital Registration, Emergency Registration, Specialty Clinic, Mental Health, Cancer Center, Radiology)
- CHOC Outpatient Pharmacy:
- Free 1 hour with validation
- Free 3 hour with validation
- $3 after time expires
Please note parent wrist bands, room numbers, paperwork or staff signatures will no longer be accepted as forms of parking validation.
Weekly, monthly and quarterly passes are available at the parking booth upon exit:
- Weekly: $15
- Monthly: $45
- Quarterly: $100
All Other Visitors (Includes siblings, aunts/uncles, grandparents, friends, etc.)
- Lost tickets pay a daily max of $9 without exception.
- Clergy, social workers, police, etc. with proper identification on official business: Free – show ID at self-parking booth upon exit
- Delivery services, catering services, etc.: Up to 1 hour free in marked vehicles – must park in marked Pickup/Dropoff stalls or regular visitor parking stalls.
Valet
To use valet services, enter the driveway on Pepper Street and pull up to a station outside the hospital entrance. Valet is open 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. Valet accepts cash and credit/debit card.
- 0 – 20 minutes: Free
- 21 minutes – 4 hours: $7
- 4 hours – 24 hours: $9
- 3+ Days: $10
- $3 per day with validation (Emergency Badge, surgery call down or parent badge)
- $8 2+ days with validation (Emergency Badge, surgery call down or parent badge)
Parking at CHOC at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo
Parking is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the lot on the upper campus. There are also two parking structures – Mission Parking One is located off of Crown Valley Parkway and Los Altos. Mission Parking Two is located off of Medical Center Road or Crown Valley Parkway.
There is also a special lot for emergency department parking.
When you enter a parking area, take a ticket from the dispenser.
Discounted parking is available for the drivers of CHOC at Mission Hospital patients.
You can get a validation stamp during admission.
If your child will be staying in the hospital for a while, long-term parking is available at a discounted rate. You can ask the attendant at any parking booth for a long-term parking pass.
Parking at Other CHOC Locations
For information about parking at other CHOC locations, view a list of all locations here.