Often called visitor parking, short-term parking locations are located throughout our campus. You can purchase a daily pass, pay hourly using the ParkMobile app or pay on-location at a pay station.

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Daily Parking

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

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

Parking Meters & Pay-to-Park

Visitors to campus may park in hourly 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 construction updates. Campus pay-to-park lot locations are included on the 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 ParkMobile today. Parking Services emails notifications when a ParkMobile pay lot is closed for event or construction 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 Android, Apple, and Windows Mobile devices.
  • 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 Parking Services for answers!
  • Receiving email alerts prior to a CU Boulder ParkMobile lot event or construction closure which allows you to plan ahead to park in another campus lot.

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Hourly Rates

Hourly Pay-to-park Lots

  • The hourly rate  is $2 per hour payable from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Saturday; from 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) 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 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  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.) 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.) the parking rate is $1 per hour.
  • FPG pay stations accept payment by credit card, coin and ParkMobile (Zone 63391). This parking garage is subject to special event parking arrangements. View the 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. (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 is located on the south side of level P1 and all of levels P2 and P3. You must have lot 391 parking permit to park in these areas.