Visitors should use pay-for-parking facilities or designated visitor parking area as listed in the visitor’s section of the Parking Services Web site. If parking outside of these areas, visitors must obtain and display a parking permit issued by parking services unless other arrangements have been made by a hosting department.

Visitors Center parking

For access to the Visitors Center, visitors may park in the adjacent parking lot and obtain a parking pass inside the center. In the event that the center's parking lot is full, additional visitor parking is available in the pay-per-hour East Campus Parking Deck [map] [rates].

Admissions information session parking

If you are attending an admissions information session, the North Campus Parking Deck [map] [rates] offers convenient parking for prospective students and their families. Enter the parking deck’s main entrance on Jackson Street. Deck fees are charged per hour. Current rates are $4 for the first hour, $1 for each additional hour, and a maximum of $10 for each 24-hour period parked. Information sessions are conducted in Terrell Hall directly across from the deck.

Other campus parking options

Multiple pay-per-hour parking decks [map] [rates] are available throughout campus for visitors wishing to explore other areas of campus. The Visitors Center staff will be happy to direct visitors to an appropriate and convenient parking area near their destination.

Campus Transit

There is no charge for visitors to ride the campus transit system, one of the largest and safest campus bus systems in the nation. Buses operate only on days when classes are in session. Hours of operation are from 6 a.m. until 1 a.m. Peak level of service are between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Campus transit operates vans from 7 a.m. until 2 a.m. that are equipped to provide curb-to-curb transportation service for guests with disabilities. Services are provided by subscription and on-demand for unscheduled trips. Schedules for campus and Athens city routes are available at the Tate Student Center information desk and the Visitors Center.

Football gameday parking

For more information on gameday parking, please visit Gameday Gameplan.