Event Parking

Events, camps, and conferences are integral to the campus environment and need advance planning with Stanford Transportation. Parking is limited to specific areas based on space availability, time of year, other events, construction projects, number of attendees, and other factors. To reserve parking, an event must be sponsored by a Stanford affiliate.

Reducing single-occupant vehicles and peak-hour vehicle trips is a priority at Stanford in keeping with the university’s sustainability and General Use Permit goals. Consider alternative ways to minimize event vehicle traffic and avoid event times that create peak-hour vehicle arrivals between 8-9 am and departures between 5- 6 pm.

Employees can submit an event parking request using the Parking Permit Management System. Consider the following when making an event parking request:

• Parking reservation requests must be submitted ten business days before the event.

• If approved, last-minute requests (less than 10 days) are subject to additional fees.

• Cancellations require a minimum notice of 7 business days to avoid charges.

• Students and non-Stanford affiliates/visitors will not have access to the event parking portal.

Alternatively, Stanford event hosts can encourage visitors to use one-day visitor parking through the ParkMobile app, the mobile website, via QR code, or by texting PARK to ParkMobile at 77223. We recommend downloading the ParkMobile app before arriving at Stanford for faster and more convenient visitor parking payments.