How to Use the Biola University Map

Biola’s official interactive campus map is the best starting point for locating a campus destination and checking its map reference number. The university also links a printable campus map and a campus parking map from its Plan Your Visit page.

Open the interactive map’s directory and search for the building or service you need. The directory assigns locations numbers, which can help you match a destination to the map. For example, the Admissions Welcome Center is 43, the Library is 37, Campus Safety is 32 and the Student Services Building is 28.

For broader visit planning, the Biola University visitor guide covers campus visit basics. Check the official site before you go, since campus access and parking rules matter to your plan.

Use the directory number to find your destination on the map, then note a nearby entrance or parking area before you head to campus. The directory also labels Gatehouse: La Mirada Blvd. as location 1 and Gatehouse: Biola Ave. as location 49.

If you are visiting Admissions, the Welcome Center is location 43. Do not confuse it with the Prospective Student Parking spaces in Lot A: those spaces are for Admissions guests and require a special permit from Admissions.

A Biola University campus tour has different planning needs from a single-destination visit, so identify your tour details before choosing where to enter or park.

Biola’s interactive map identifies six campus entrances: numbers 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8. If the entrance gate arms are down, drivers must swipe a Biola ID card or stop at a gatehouse.

Campus parking is by permit only. You can obtain a day visitor permit at a staffed entrance gatehouse. Permits for up to one week are available from the Campus Safety Office during business hours; after hours, one-day permits are available from the Communications Center in the Campus Safety building.

Temporary-permit locations shown on the map include the Campus Safety office in Lot B and either gatehouse when staffed.

With a visitor permit, you may park in spaces marked Visitor or in unmarked student spaces. Only visitors displaying a visitor permit may park in visitor parking areas; current and former students, alumni and staff do not qualify for visitor permits.

The map identifies Parking Structures K, R and S, and Lots A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O and P.

Biola is in La Mirada, not La Habra, so enter the campus address—13800 Biola Ave, La Mirada, California 90639—when planning your drive. Use the map to choose your destination and entrance, then check the parking permit instructions before setting out.

If you are using public transport, Biola’s Plan Your Visit page points visitors to Buena Park Metrolink Station and Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs Metrolink Station, as well as Montebello Bus Line and Norwalk Transit routes serving La Mirada. For local travel planning around your starting point, getting around La Habra can help you consider transportation options.

Where is Biola University?

Biola’s main campus is at 13800 Biola Ave, La Mirada, California 90639. It is not in La Habra.

Does Biola have a printable campus map?

Yes. Biola links a printable campus map and a campus parking map from its Plan Your Visit page, alongside its interactive map.

Can visitors park anywhere on campus?

No. Campus parking is by permit only. Visitors with a permit may use spaces marked Visitor or unmarked student spaces, subject to Biola’s parking rules.

Where can visitors get a parking permit?

Day permits are available at staffed entrance gatehouses. Permits for up to one week are available from the Campus Safety Office during business hours, with after-hours one-day permits available from the Communications Center in the Campus Safety building.