Hours:

All offices are open to the public Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, except for court holidays.

Parking:

Parking meters are available around the Courthouse. Parking meters are for up to 4 hours at $1.25 per hour. Free parking on the Grand Avenue and Locust Street bridges is available on a first come, first serve basis.

Directions

From South:

1. Drive north on I-35.
2. Keep right and merge onto I-235 East.
3. Exit I-235 at the 8A exit toward Mercy/Downtown/Des Moines/Iowa Event Center.
4. Stay in the left lane to take the 3rd Street Ramp to 2nd Avenue/Iowa Events Center.
5. Turn right onto 3rd Street.
6. Turn left onto Grand Avenue.
7. Courthouse will be on the right.

From North:

1. Drive south on I-35.
2. Keep left and I-35 becomes I-235.
3. Exit I-235 at the East 6th Street Exit.
4. Turn left onto East 6th Street.
5. Follow East 6th Street and then take a right onto Grand Avenue.
6. Courthouse will be on the left.

From West:

1. Drive east on I-80.
2. Keep left as I-80 becomes I-235.
3. Exit I-235 at the 8A exit toward Mercy/Downtown/Des Moines/Iowa Event Center.
4. Stay in the left lane to take the 3rd Street Ramp to 2nd Avenue/Iowa Events Center.
5. Turn right onto 3rd Street.
6. Turn left onto Grand Avenue.
7. Courthouse will be on the right.

From East:

1. Drive west on I-80.
2. Keep left and merge onto I-235.
3. Follow I-235 and take the East Sixth Street Exit.
4. Turn left onto East Sixth Street.
5. Follow East Sixth Street and then take a right onto Grand Avenue.
6. Courthouse will be on the left.

From Airport:

1. Drive north on Fleur Drive.
2. Turn right on W. Martin Luther King Parkway.
3. Turn left on Southwest 2nd Street.
4. Turn right onto Grand Avenue.