Faculty and Staff Parking | Transportation (2025)

Parking options are available if you drive to campus every day or periodically.

A temporary parking permit is issued during your onboarding session.

The permit is valid for 15 days at the following locations:

• East, Eisenhower, Nittany, and West decks
• Orange lots
• Commuter lots

Register for a permit using the instructions below before your temporary permit expires.

Valid at all faculty/staff parking areas:

• 4 p.m. through 7:30 a.m. weekdays.
• All day on Saturdays and Sundays, except Green H, which is available after 6 p.m. weekdays.

If license plate information is correct, gates will automatically open at the East, HUB, Nittany, and West parking decks. If parked before 4 p.m. or after 7:30 a.m. weekdays, $1 per hour for that time will be due at the exit. If gates do not open, tap your Penn State ID at the in-lane machine for access.

No parking at Commuter lots between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.

Permits are valid for most campus events.

On Penn State Football home game days, park in areas west of Bigler Road.

Transportation Services has launched a new reduced-cost daily parking program for full-time faculty and staff at select campus parking areas.

The new parking option offers an alternative to a monthly parking permit for remote and hybrid employees by using available space in the parking areas already overallocated for permits but consistently have unused parking spaces. The program also aims to relieve strain on the gated parking decks across campus during weekday daytime hours by redistributing some of the parking at those facilities to other areas.

The program is available to all current faculty and staff, regardless of whether they have a current parking permit. Users must log in with their Penn State user ID and password.

A limited number of daily reservations are available for the following parking lots for $4.35 per day, payable by credit card on the reservation website:

• Eisenhower Deck
• Orange A (section east of Physical Plant)
• Orange U (in front of USB II)
• Red A (all sections)
• Yellow E (both sections)
• Yellow H (east of Shields Building)
• Yellow H (north of Nittany Lion Softball Park)

Daily parking can be purchased for single or multiple days and will remain available for purchase through the day of or until parking for that day has sold out. Availability may vary based on permit holder usage, special events, and facility maintenance needs. Select dates may be unavailable, and the program may be discontinued at any time.