Parking Information

Parking Information and Services

Where to Park

Fans who drive to campus on game days can park in a variety of garages and lots. While some garages and lots - in the Gold Zone - require permits, fans can park for free in most areas of campus. 

Gold Zone - Reserved Parking (by Permit Only)
Preferred parking lots and garages are located in the northeast sector of campus and are closest to Spectrum Stadium. Gold Zone lots require a valid football game-day parking permit and are reserved for members of the Golden Knights Club, credentialed media, stadium operations personnel, patrons with disabilities and selected others. Permits must be properly displayed at all times from the rearview mirror. All permits are limited to one parking space. Tailgating is not permitted in any parking garage. In parking lots, tailgating shall be confined to the area immediately behind your vehicle and shall not impede traffic flow or parking spaces for other vehicles.

Preferred routing to Gold Zone parking (from the south) is via Libra Drive/Gemini Boulevard East and (from the north or west) via McCulloch Road/North Orion Boulevard.

Garage H
Fans without permits who wish to park closer to the stadium can park in Garage H for $20. Donations support UCF’s First-Generation Scholarship Fund.

Garage H, located near the Fairwinds Alumni Center, also accommodates vehicles for authorized students displaying SGA-provided parking passes and credentialed staff with permits for that garage.

Campus Parking
Free parking is available for fans on a first-come, first-served basis in most other lots and garages on campus.

Exceptions include all residential lots, which are reserved at all times for students living on campus. Libra Garage on Libra Drive is also a “residents only” parking area – except for the top floor, which is open to fans on game day.

Parking lot B4, located at the intersection of Central Florida Boulevard and Gemini Boulevard South, is reserved for official university business.

Parking is only authorized in designated parking lots and garages. Patrons who illegally park on or along any campus roadways or in other non-designated parking areas are subject to towing and fines.

No parking is authorized on East Plaza Drive on game days until two hours following the end of the game (or when authorized by UCF Police). Patrons who violate this restriction are subject to towing and fines.

Important Notes Regarding Parking/Traffic:
Gemini Boulevard North (from Parking Garage H to North Orion Boulevard) will be closed to all traffic from two hours prior to the published game start time until game start. From game start until midway through the 4th quarter, this road will be open to all traffic. This road will again be closed to all traffic from midway through the 4th quarter until two hours following the end of the game (or as required).

North Orion Boulevard: Only Gold Zone patrons with valid game day credentials or handicapped parking permits will be authorized to enter/exit the campus via North Orion Boulevard (north entrance accessible from McCulloch Road) starting two hours prior to kickoff. Permits must be properly displayed at all times from the rearview mirror.

Beginning 1 hour and 30 minutes after kickoff, all North Orion Boulevard lanes will be dedicated to traffic exiting campus.

Gemini Boulevard North between East Plaza and West Plaza drives will be closed to vehicular traffic prior to and during tailgating each game day. Memory Mall tailgaters who wish to drop off their tailgating gear in that area can do so by the barricades on either side. The road will be reopened at the discretion of law enforcement following the conclusion of tailgating.

Accessible Parking 

NEW FOR THE 2019 SEASON: Parking for guests with disabilities has moved to the first level of Garage C to more than double the number of available spaces. Parking for guests with disabilities is available with a proper Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles permit on a first-come, first-served basis. The individual who was issued the permit must be with the vehicle. Garage C is located at the intersection of North Orion Boulevard and Scorpius Street. A free shuttle for patrons with disabilities and fans who accompany them will be provided from the bus stop adjacent to Garage C to Spectrum Stadium (Gate 14). Those shuttles will run from three hours prior to kickoff until two hours after kickoff. Throughout the game and postgame, shuttles will be available, picking up from Gate 14, to return patrons with disabilities to Garage C.

Additional accessible parking spaces are available throughout the campus, and these spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis to any guest with a disability who displays an authorized Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles permit; however, no direct shuttle service will be available for these spaces.

Courtesy Trams 

Courtesy tram services for guests needing assistance to the ADA Shuttle Bus pickup/drop-off point located at the Research 1 Bus Stop, adjacent to Garage C, will be offered on game days. This courtesy tram will operate around Apollo Circle with passenger pick-up/drop-off at designated locations only.

The ADA Shuttle (at Garage C) will provide further transportation to Spectrum Stadium (Gate 14) for those patrons with disabilities desiring to use this complimentary service. Service will commence three hours prior to kick off and end two hours after game ends in a counter-clockwise routing around Apollo Circle with pick-up/drop-off stops only at the following approved locations:

Stop 1: Near eastern end of Parking Lot H4
Stop 2: Near eastern end of Garage I
Stop 3: Adjacent to Reflecting Pond
Stop 4: Near western corner of Parking Lot C3
Stop 5: Southwest corner of Garage C
Stop 6: Southwest corner of Garage D

Pick-up/drop-off locations on Apollo Circle will be identified by appropriate “Courtesy Tram Service” signage.

For questions: Shuttles@ucf.edu, 407-823-2131

Park and Ride 

NEW FOR 2019: Park and Ride services will be available on all home game days from four hours before kickoff (previously two hours) until two hours after the game ends. Fans should park at the Research Pavilion, located at 12424 Research Parkway in the Central Florida Research Park adjacent, to campus. Shuttles will transport fans from the Research Pavilion to the Research 1 bus loop (adjacent to Parking Garage C). No tailgating will be permitted at the Research Pavilion lot.

Ride Sharing
2019 Info Coming Soon

Gameday Shuttles - Student, Downtown Campus, Rosen Campus, Palm Valley

Student Shuttles
UCF will operate student shuttle buses for all normally serviced apartment complexes (except NorthView, Tivoli and Northgate due to their close proximity to the stadium) on each home football game day. This means that normal UCF shuttle routes except #6 and #13 will be operating with the schedules below. The on-campus shuttle routes Pegasus Express will not be operating on game day. The shuttles will run from five hours prior to the start of the game until two hours after the game ends. Note: The shuttles are designed to only handle people with light carry-on items; there is no space for large items, including coolers, tents/umbrellas, lawn chairs, tables and similar types of equipment.

Downtown Campus
Student shuttles operate from the UCF Downtown Campus to the Lynx Transit Center three and five hours prior to kick-off and depart UCF main campus 2 hours and 30 minutes and four hours after kick-off.
For the August 29th game, there will be a 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. departure from UCF Downtown and 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. departure from UCF Lynx Transit Center.
A valid UCF ID is required to access UCF Downtown shuttles.

Rosen College
For weekend games, student shuttles from the Rosen College of Hospitality Management depart the Rosen campus 4 hours prior to kickoff. The shuttle leaves campus to return to the Rosen College 4 hours and 30 minutes after kickoff from the Student Union shuttle stop.
For the August 29th game, shuttles will depart Rosen College at 3:30 p.m. and leave the main campus at midnight. A valid UCF ID is required to access UCF Rosen shuttles.

Palm Valley
Shuttles pick up passengers from the Palm Valley community 1 hour and 30 minutes and 1 hour prior to kickoff. Shuttles depart campus 3 hours and 45 minutes after kickoff from stadium gate 13.

RV Parking

Overnight RV parking is only allowed in specifically designated parking lots on the University of Central Florida campus.

1. Donors with valid Gold Zone RV parking credentials are authorized to park in their designated Gold Zone lot (Softball Lot) starting at 9 a.m. the day prior to a Saturday game and starting at 7 a.m. the day of a weekday game. For additional information, contact the Championship Resources office at 407-823-2086.
2. All other fans are authorized to park on a first-come, first-served basis in Lot B7 near the Center for Multilingual/Multicultural Studies (Barbara Ying Center) starting at 4 p.m. the day prior to a Saturday game and starting at 9 a.m. the day of a weekday game. The cost is $100 per game (or $500 for the season). Fans should pre-register their RV vehicles by going to http://parking.ucf.edu/permits/rv-permits.
3. RV vehicles are required to have an upwards exhaust vent attachment installed to help eliminate potentially noxious fumes affecting passengers in adjacent vehicles.

All RV occupants must register with the lot attendant upon arrival and are expected to adhere to all pertinent campus and parking lot regulations and all tailgating guidelines. No servicing support of any type is available on campus, and all RVs must vacate university parking areas by 9 a.m. the day after the game

Charter Buses

Parking for charter buses will be available on game day at the Research Pavilion, 12424 Research Parkway, Orlando, starting three hours prior to kickoff. No tailgating will be permitted at the Research Pavilion.

The UCF Park and Ride shuttle buses will then transport fans from the Research Pavilion to the Research 1 Bus Stop (adjacent to garage C).

Postgame, fans can return to the Research 1 Bus Stop for transportation via UCF shuttle buses back to Research Pavilion.

For detailed information, please call 407-823-4299.