Parking 101: Six Easy Options

Vehicles may enter campus for parking purposes at 4 a.m. on game day. Consider the following parking areas:

MDOT lot: Exit Highway 6 on Old Taylor Road. The lot is located northwest of the intersection. A $10 fee is required for each vehicle.

Kinard Hall: Access from Rebel Drive by the water tower.

Intramural fields: Exit Highway 6 on Coliseum Drive, turn left at the Gillom Sports Center and left again at the Coy Waller Laboratory Complex, or turn south off West Jackson Avenue across from the Super 8 Motel.

Oxford Mall: Access from West Jackson Avenue.

Guyton Hall: Access from Fraternity Row across from the Chancellor's House.

Ford Center for the Performing Arts: Access from West Jackson Avenue or from University Avenue. Due to preparations for the Presidential Debate, the Ford Center parking lot will be closed for the Memphis, Samford, and Vanderbilt games.  The parking lot is expected to re-open for the South Carolina game.

No Parking Zones       

Vehicles will be towed at owner’s expense if parked illegally or in the following areas: Along the sides of the Gertrude Ford Parkway, Highway 6 rights of way and University Avenue from the Circle to the four-way stop.
      
Unauthorized golf carts and ATVs are prohibited from campus. Violators are subject to fine and arrest.

Parking 102: RV Access

RV parking is not allowed on campus before 5 p.m. Friday, and all RVs must depart by noon Sunday. RVs are required to use vertical exhaust systems. For more information, call 662-915-7051.

Free Parking: The University allows RVs to park in two locations free of charge without reservations: Intramural Drive and the Oxford mall on West Jackson Avenue.

Reserved Parking: There are three reserved pay RV lots: Old Taylor Road near the baseball stadium and Tad Smith Coliseum south lot. The fee is $1,400 for the season, and hookups are available. The third reserved lot, behind the National Food Service Management Institute on Jeanette Phillips Drive, is $1,200 for the season without hookups.                     

Users of these facilities must abide by University regulations as well as federal, state and local laws. Security personnel have authority to intervene in any situation when safety or security is at risk.      

Parking for visiting buses is located at the Oxford Mall parking lot.

Handicapped Parking

Handicap parking is located at the MDOT parking lot off Old Taylor Road. To gain access, proper identification – including the state-issued handicap credential, proper picture identification and the person issued the credential – must be presented. A shuttle service is provided before, during and after the games both to and from Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at gates 9, 12 and 23. For more information, call 662-915-7491.