Often called visitor parking,听听are located throughout听our听campus. You can听, pay hourly using the听听app or pay on-location at a pay station.

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Daily Parking

Temporary parking is available in select lots for daily听increments. Daily parking can be purchased directly via the CU Boulder听.听 Log in using your IdentiKey to see affiliate lot options and rates. Daily permits are not refundable.听Please check the Facilities Management website for .

  • Faculty and Staff听can purchase permits up to听30 days in advance.
  • Students听can purchase permits up to听eight days in advance.
  • Non-affiliates听can purchase permits up to听eight days in advance.

Parking Meters & Pay-to-Park

Visitors to campus may park in hourly听pay-to-park lots located throughout campus (including the pay-to-park areas in Euclid Parking Garage and Folsom Parking Garage/First Level.)

Availability is dependent upon the time of day and whether CU Boulder is hosting a large event, or construction impacts occur. Please check the Facilities Management website for听. Campus pay-to-park lot locations are included on the听CU Boulder campus interactive map.

ParkMobile

ParkMobile allows you to pay for parking in short-term parking areas by phone or smartphone app. To begin using this service, create your account with听听today. Parking Services听emails notifications when a ParkMobile pay lot is closed for听event or construction听impacts. Please verify that you've entered your correct email address while setting up your ParkMobile account.

Advantages include:

  • Decreased chance of parking fines with text message expiration reminders sent to your cell phone.
  • Extend your parking time (subject to parking lot time limits)
  • Smartphone app for听听诲别惫颈肠别蝉.
  • Parking receipts via email/text message.
  • Departmental and corporate accounts: Manage an unlimited number of parkers, and validate parking for guests on campus. Preloadable wallet to facilitate easier expense reconciling. Questions? Email听Parking Services听for answers!
  • Receiving email alerts prior to听a CU Boulder听ParkMobile lot听event or construction closure which听allows you to听plan听ahead to park in another campus lot.

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Hourly Rates

Hourly Pay-to-park Lots

  • The hourly rate听 is $2 per hour payable from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Saturday; from听7 p.m. through 7 a.m. weeknights and all day Sunday the parking rate is $1.00 per hour. (see below for Euclid and Folsom Parking Garage rates)
  • Lot 309 (the circle drive in front of Regent Administrative Center) has a one (1)听hour maximum parking limit.
  • Machines accept credit cards and in some locations, coin.
  • Please report machine problems to us at 303-735-PARK (7275), and please be aware that parking at a malfunctioning meter is a campus parking violation.

Hourly Accessibility听Spaces

Hourly ADA spaces are for persons with disabilities. A state-issued disability license plate or placard must be displayed. The rate is $2 per hour Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7p.m.; from听 7 p.m. through 7 a.m weeknights and all day Sunday the parking rate is $1 per hour. In designated locations, use Parkmobile to make payment.

  • Monday - Saturday (7 a.m.-7 p.m.) the EPG parking rate is $2 per hour up to three hours; after three hours the rate is $4 per hour.
  • On weeknights and all day Sunday (7 p.m. - 7 a.m.)听the parking rate is $1 per hour.
  • EPG pay stations accept payment by credit card, coin and ParkMobile (Zone 63205). EPG is subject to special event parking arrangements.

Open 24/7, Euclid Parking Garage (EPG) is located between Broadway and 18th Street (east of the UMC) and is a "Pay by Plate" pay station lot. You must have your license plate number available to pay at any of the pay stations located at each pedestrian exit. (Hint: Take a photo of your vehicle's license plate on your cellphone and you'll always have it available for Pay by Plate parking payment.)

  • Monday - Saturday (7 a.m.-7 p.m.) the FPG rate is $2 per hour.
  • On weeknights and all day Sunday (7 p.m. - 7 a.m.)听the parking rate is $1 per hour.
  • FPG pay stations accept payment by credit card, coin and听听(Zone 63391). This parking garage is subject to special event parking arrangements. View the听Folsom Parking Garage location. map[1].

Open 24/7, Folsom Parking Garage is located off Stadium Drive/Folsom Street and offers "Pay by Plate" pay station visitor parking on the north side of the entry-level (P1)*. You must have your license plate number available to pay at any of the pay stations located at each pedestrian exit.听(Hint: Take a photo of your vehicle's license plate on your cellphone and you'll always have it available for Pay by Plate parking payment.)

*Long-term permit parking听is located on the听south side of level P1听and all of levels P2 and P3.听You must have lot 391 parking permit to park in these areas.