Clemson University
- Parking

Parking Could Be Better, but....

There is always parking on campus, but you may have to park very far away and take the CAT bus, which will drop you off close to your destination. Be sure to get to campus about 20-30 minutes early if you're driving! Permits are expensive ($100+) and tickets can get costly if you wait past 10-15 days to pay them. If you live on campus or in an on-campus apartment, you don't need a car.

Don't Be Afraid to Drive

Clemson has an excellent bus system that goes to all major apartment complexes in the area, but if you want to drive, there is plenty of parking on campus. Freshmen are required to live on campus, so you won't have to worry about commuting every day. Still, you can have a car on campus all four years. The residential parking lots are farther away compared to commuter but still reasonable.

Clemson students don't need cars, though. Most places are within walking distance, but if you need to go farther out, the bus routes go into most local areas.

Parking services are fairly strict about parking space rules, but the fines are reasonable and cheap if you pay them quickly.

Okay Parking

I've never been late to class, unfortunately I have to leave early to make sure I get a descent spot. There is not shortage of parking places, however, most of the available ones are in the PIt which is a pretty far walk. With 8 AM classes it is not a problem to find a sport but between 9 and 2 it can get difficult.