Purchase your Summer permit starting on May 6, 2024

Summer permits will be $73.00 and valid for use from May 20, 2024 through August 17, 2024.

Permits and Fees
Rendering of the Gateway Parking Complex

Getting to and around campus

Commencement ceremony parking - May 16-24, 2024

General parking

ADA and limited general parking will be available in the Gateway Parking Complex, located on the south end of campus with access via 9th Street and Virginia Street. Additional General parking is available on levels 2-5 of the Brian J. Whalen Parking Complex and the West Stadium Parking Complex, both accessed off of Virginia Street. Shuttle service will be available between the West Stadium Complex and the Quad. Shuttles will run two hours before the ceremony begins and two hours after the ceremony ends. Please follow the shuttle loading/unloading signs to level three in the complex. Be advised there is no shuttle service from the Brian J. Whalen Complex.

ADA parking

ADA parking will be available on level 4 of the Gateway Parking Complex, providing close access to the pedestrian bridge. If you need further assistance, there is a designated drop off area for limited mobile guests near Morrill Hall, on the south side of the Quadrangle. Here, you may drop off guests requiring assistance along with one other individual. This can be accessed by taking Virginia Street to 9th Street and turning east at the entrance to the University marked by the University sign. Ushers will be available to provide a wheelchair escort upon request. A Lyft and Uber drop off area will be located on Virginia Street, at the Manzanita Meters, just across from 10th Street. Please look for signs.

Graduate parking

In an effort to provide close parking for friends and family attending Commencement, we ask that graduates park in the West Stadium Complex. Parking permits are not required during this timeframe. 

For more detailed commencement information, please visit our Commencement FAQ page.

Purchase a permit

Use the online parking services system to purchase a permit.

Pay a ticket

Pay for parking citations using the parking portal.

Parking maps

Identify parking options on and around campus.

How to get your permit

Step 1: Activate your NetID.

To use the online system, you must have an activated NetID. This is not your NSHE ID #. When accessing the activation site, please allow 24 hours after account activation before our system will recognize your NetID and password.

Activate your NetID

Step 2: Log into the Parking Portal with your NetID to purchase a permit.

Parking Portal

University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe

This August, a zone parking system will be implemented on the Lake Tahoe campus that is similar to the system on the main campus. This provides consistency between the University of Nevada, Reno main campus and the Lake Tahoe campus. The parking zones include: 

  • ADA
  • EX Vehicles
  • Silver 11 LT- Sold to Faculty and Staff
  • Green LT- Sold to commuter Students
  • Yellow 3 LT- Sold to Resident Students
  • Visitor spaces provided by PaybyPhone

Learn more about parking at the Lake Tahoe campus

*Silver 11, ADA and Green permits purchased for the University main campus are also valid on the Tahoe campus. Yellow 3 permits are specific to the Lake Tahoe campus and do not have parking authorization on the University main campus.