Alert: Online Ordering System Status

Our online ordering system is experiencing higher-than-normal activity. Using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is recommended. If you are unable to place your order, please try again. 

Please note that all permits are currently available in our virtual system.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. We are working with our vendor to try to resolve this issue and appreciate your patience and understanding.

Parking permit requirements return as of July 1

Parking permit requirements will resume at Stanford's main campus and Stanford Redwood City as of Wednesday, July 1. Commuters and residents will be required to have a valid ‘A,’ ‘C,’ ‘Z,’ ‘C-SRWC,’ ‘MC,’ or resident parking permit to avoid citations. Please refer to our announcement for more details.

For COVID-related transportation updates, please visit our Stanford Transportation COVID-19: Featured Topics page. For other COVID-19-related updates for the Stanford community, visit healthalerts.stanford.edu.

How to Purchase Visitor Parking

MAIN CAMPUS VISITORS Pay for parking through the ParkMobile app or mobile website. We recommend downloading the app before arriving.
STANFORD REDWOOD CITY VISITORS Pay for parking through the ParkMobile app. We recommend downloading the app before arriving. Please refer to our visitor parking article for Stanford Redwood City to find out how it works.
GUESTS OF STANFORD DEPARTMENTS Departments can set up a ParkMobile account to pay for visitor parking for their guests by logging in through the ParkMobile website. Please refer to How to Pay for Department Visitor Parking.

Payment options

For visitor parking locations, please visit our Maps page:

  • Mobile payment option: Use the ParkMobile app or mobile website to pay using a credit card (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover). In addition to the hourly visitor parking fee, ParkMobile charges 35 cents for each transaction.

  • Main campus - $4.65/hour rate plus a $0.35 transaction fee [Map with ParkMobile Zone Numbers]

    • 401 Quarry Road / Psychiatry lot (L-2) — 3-hour maximum; one visit per day.
      • Zone number: 7220
    • Cypress Lot on Via Ortega
      • Zone number: 7202
    • Knight Management Center Garage
      • Zone number: 7207
    • LKSC / Beckman Lot (L-15) — 3-hour maximum; one visit per day.
      • Zone number: 7215
    • Lomita Drive in front of the Cantor Arts Center — 4-hour maximum; one visit per day.
      • Zone number: 7211
    • Maples Lot (L-93) — 2-hour maximum; one visit per day
      • Zone number: 7293
    • Memorial Way (near Memorial Auditorium)
      • Zone number: 7213
    • Roble Field Garage
      • Zone number: 7210
    • Roth Way — 2-hour maximum; one visit per day.
      • Zone number: 7212
    • Roth Way Garage at Campus Drive West between Quarry Rd. and Roth Way — 4-hour maximum; one visit per day.
      • Zone number: 7201
    • Santa Teresa Street near Tresidder Union
      • Zone number: 7231
    • Stock Farm Lot (L-17) near Welch Rd. at Campus Drive West
      • Zone number: 7217
    • Tresidder Union Lot (L-39)
      • Zone number: 7239
    • Via Ortega Garage at Panama St. and Via Ortega
      • Zone number: 7202
    • Visitor Center / Track House (L-95)
      • Zone number: 7295
    • Wilbur Field Garage (beneath Wilbur Field)
      • Zone number: 7206

    Stanford Redwood City — $2.50/hour rate plus a $0.35 transaction fee

    • Barron Garage
      • Zone number: 7200
    • Broadway Parking Lot
      • Zone number: 7203
    • Bay Parking Lot
      • Zone number: 7204