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Quick Stats

Student Parking Lot? Yes
Freshmen Allowed to Park? Yes
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $75 per term
Common Parking Tickets
  • Fire lane: $25 and/or tow
  • Handicapped zone: $200 and/or tow
  • Speeding on campus: $20 for first offense; $40 for second offense; third offense, loss of right to operate vehicle on campus for a year after third offense
  • Unathorized removal from dead storage: $15 for first offense; $40 for second offense, and loss of parking privileges and/or tow
  • Unauthorized driving or parking: $10 for first offense, $20 for second, $40 and/or tow for subsequent offenses
  • Unregistered vehicle: $50 for first offense; $75 for second; $100 and/or tow for subsequent offenses
Best Places to Find a Spot
  • Union, Nevada, or Winona Street
  • Any campus lot after 5 p.m. or on the weekend (all parking lots are open)
Good Luck Getting a Spot Here Burton, Davis, and Nourse parking lots

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The three biggest complaints about Carleton are the weather, the food, and the parking. There’s nothing that anyone can do about the weather, and people complain about the food everywhere. But the parking at Carleton deserves every complaint it gets. If you live on campus and bring a car, you must place it in dead storage unless you have a valid reason to use it. If they find you using your car without permission, you’ll get ticketed. Campus security does actually patrol the streets near campus for Carleton cars. The college has two lots—by the Rec Center and the football stadium. Stadium parking is preferred because it’s closer, but both lots are far enough away from classes and dorms to discourage students from using them.

There are ways around getting ticketed. You can park in campus lots after 5 p.m., and then park in the street during the day. You should move your car every day to avoid tickets. Some students even use St. Olaf bumper stickers to fool campus security (they can’t ticket visitors). You can’t leave your car overnight on the street in the winter because of snow removal. You can get a parking spot in one of the dorm lots if you can convince the college that you have to use your car every day, but it’s difficult and there’s a lot of red tape preventing you from getting spots. A car is nice if you’re an upperclassman, but freshmen and sophomores don’t need one. Come to school without a car, then decide if the hassle of parking is worth it.

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Parking at Carleton College

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Economics '12

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Worst

Security officers make your life hell. Only allowed to park in rec center lot. Even though there are open spaces next to your dorm. If you park there for even 5 minutes, they give you a damn violation report and charge you a hefty fine. When approached to appeal they dismiss all regardless of how convincing of an arguement you make. Basically, like the college they want to extract as much money as they can from you.

May 01, 2012

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Parking at Carleton College

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Economics '12

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Absolutely pathetic

The parking scene is absolutely pathetic. First of all you need to pay 75$ per term as parking fees which is ridiculously high. Then you need to go to the security office and obtain a permit. The security guys are easily the rudest people I have ever met. They talk and treat you as if you are not a human being. They assign you only the rec center parking lot which is extremely far to walk. If you request them to allow you to park in a dorm lot, they reply rudely saying no; even though during the day & night most of the slots are empty. They seem extremely weird to not allow you to park in the dorm lots when the whole day and night it is empty. Also, they seem so greedy that they look to fine you for every tiny thing. The guys seem worse than cops! The college as such is very greedy trying to rob money even though they have so much endowment. In summary, the security guys look to make money of you even if you leave your car in the dorm lots for 5minutes. Also the college tries to show that students dont have cars but actually the number of student cars there are unbelievable. So, the parking scene on campus is really disgusting and pathetic.

Apr 27, 2012

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Economics '12

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Absolutely pathetic

The parking scene is absolutely pathetic. First of all you need to pay 75$ per term as parking fees which is ridiculously high. Then you need to go to the security office and obtain a permit. The security guys are easily the rudest people I have ever met. They talk and treat you as if you are not a human being. They assign you only the rec center parking lot which is extremely far to walk. If you request them to allow you to park in a dorm lot, they reply rudely saying no; even though during the day & night most of the slots are empty. They seem extremely weird to not allow you to park in the dorm lots when the whole day and night it is empty. Also, they seem so greedy that they look to fine you for every tiny thing. The guys seem worse than cops! The college as such is very greedy trying to rob money even though they have so much endowment. In summary, the security guys look to make money of you even if you leave your car in the dorm lots for 5minutes. Also the college tries to show that students dont have cars but actually the number of student cars there are unbelievable. So, the parking scene on campus is really disgusting and pathetic.

Apr 27, 2012

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User rating for Carleton College - Parking is 2.3 out of 5 based on 20 user reviews.

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Facts

Getting a Parking Permit

Carleton discourages students from bringing vehicles on campus. If you do bring one, they make you place it in Dead Storage unless you can prove you need the car for medical reasons, work, or religious purposes. Dead Storage means that you can't remove your car from the parking lot without giving a convincing reason. Dinner and a movie isn't a convincing reason according to the parking attendants

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Security Services
1 North College Street
(507) 646-4437
apps.carleton.edu/campus/security/

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